Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-27
BROKE OFF DRINKING AND SMOKING,
And Then. Putting Further Hygienic
Advice Into Practice, lilo Almost
Stnrves Himself TO Death.

washing his dinner down with coplous
draughts Of claret my dear fellow, don't
you know that when you pour alcoholic
liquors into your stomach along with your
food that you hinder digestion and thereby
prepare yourself for dyspepsia aud certain
misery"
"Why, always thought q little wine aided
digestion" said the startled man, setting
down his glass before he had more than
taken a sip of the ruby liquid. 'You know
that ST. Paul says Take little wine for the
stomachs sake You remember that don't
youin
But you must also remember that s.
Paul knew nothing Of the atmospheric prop
critics Of alcohol. You put things into
alcohol that YOU wish TO preserve from decay
Well no matter how small percentage OF
alcohol is mixed with the food, IT tends to
resist the action OF the digestive fluids. Don't
you sect"
The other fellow did see after awhile, and
the consequence was that after the converse
tion had progressed awhile he showed the
glass back and drank no more wine that day.
Being a candid sort OF u man he was will
ing 10 acknowledge when he was in the
wrong, aud as he was also rather interested
in hygiene, he fell an easy victim TO the
arguments Of another friend who met him
in saloon and caught him In the act of
taking a n p Of cd rye with spolinars on
the side.
you oughtn't TO be drinking such stuff as
that" said this friend OF the specious tongue,
who had stepped in for glass of buttermllk.
why, this is good whisky" responded the
young man amensble to reason, with some
surprise. This is no barrel-house stun
This is 2o-cent whisky
Don't make any difference" was the
shoulder. hitting reply. It's only question
of more or less pure poison. I'll tell you
what. You're a young man and haven't got
the habit fixed. You'll kill yourself with
drink II you keep it."
why, don't take drink OF whisky more
than once in week." protested the young
man amenable 10 reason.
"Well, but you will II you keep on" per-
sisted he with the specious tongue. and
you're just that high-strung, nervous, intel
lectual temperament that whisky will play the
old Harry with Every time you take drink
OF whisky YOU blunt your moral nature aud
set up an irritation OF the nerves in the all
mentary canal that can only be allayed by an
other dose Quit it. won't your'
Il believe you're right" said the young
man, much moved 10y the argument And he
did. Now lie was man who did what he
said he would and he added another TO his
list Of triumphs over self.
AS he parted from the young lady upon
whom he calls twice and sometimes seven
times week. he drew paper pipe" from
his pocket and struck match on the sacred
stone door step over which "the sweetest girl
IN town passes every day.
81 wish you would stop smoking those
cigarettes, Charley" said the sweetest
girl"
why, Is the smoke offensive to you,"
Not all But Charley they are 50 hurt
fuL"
Nonsense, look at me Am / Liable to
drop into the grave, judging from my ap-
pearancein
"Oh, but it's SO dangerous Look here"
and the sweetest girl" fished out a clipping
from a newspaper which told how the creosote
from the paper would Kill a horse In three
seconds and that iuhsling the nicotine
causes psresis, rheumatism, artIcular calculi,
cigarette eye" blind staggers consumption,
and cardiac irritabilty; also causes the toe
nails 10 drop of, aud make the smoker sway
backed.
The way that Charley was horror.s;rIcken
does not express the situation. He threw
away not only the cigarette be had lighted.
but the pack be had IN his pocket and regis
tered solemn oath never TO touch the nasty
little things again. The cigarettes we're
Joy stopped over like a lsgar beer sign when
he saw them, and who never letuptill he had
consumed the whole pack aud was at deaths
door from nsusle.
IL wonder what II IS makes me feel so ner-
vous." said he 10 friend day or two after
ward. II feel so tdgety aud I'm so depress-
ed and listless that can't do my work with
half the interest that used to have"
You're smoking too much, said another
wise friend that Charley had. YOU'D better
thrnS hat nj nd nah Il
er one"
"Do you think cigars are injurious"
why certainly they are. WHAT'S the
effect Of tobacco! 1t acts as depressant;
pulls you down; makes you feel as though
you didn't care whether you lived or died.
II you take enough Of II, the REFRESHING
effect Is so marked that you feel sick at your
stomach. You remember the first time you
smoked, doa't youi Well you ought to
know whether thing that affects normal
system that way is good thing or not"
well, but IL isn't dangerous, Is itH'
Oh, no, 1t isn't dangerous" said this
guide philosopher aud friend, with keen ssr-
cssm. at isn't dangerous, unless you call
having your tongue cut out for nicorine can
Ger dangerous. Gen. Grant would be alive
to-day If 1t hadn't been for his smoking SO
much"
"But don't smoke much"
Don't smoke at all. You've got a strong
will and eau quit II you want to, and that's
something tnal Ioto Oh people can I 10
This was all true. So Charley quit smoking
cigars About this time he incidentally learr-
ed that beer-drlnking caused fatty degener-
alton OF the liver, indigestion, dyspepsia kid.
ney troubles, and Induced mrlanchoa and
suicidal mania. What II he, being OF a nerv-
GUS hgh-strung temperament, should deyel-
op melanchoia aud suicidal msna' The
thought was horror. Away, away with the
maddening suit He didn't get away with II,
though. lie just quit drinking beer. The
credit side Of his moral ledger Was being al
ded 10 daily. The next entry was made after
he had talk with his physician about some
nervous headschs that had been developing
themselves of late.
"Um," said the doctor, wisely. after Char
lev had finished telling him how lie felt.
"Um. Lemme see your tongue" Charley
put IL out. "Um," said the doctor tapping
his tightly closed lips with the edge OF his
pinch-nose glasses
"Headache Ia the back Of the headt'
Charley said 1t was
"Cm," said the doctor. You're drinking
too much coffee"
IL only take one cup at breakfast aud
luncheon. At dinner drink tea"
''Well, you'd better leave of drinking any.
thing with yonr meals
Not even mike
milk will make you bilious. II you want
IN drink ANYTHING take same hot water W IA IA