Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-06-11
A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT.
Don't Says purdettc. Try q" s.sp You
Husbund from Smoking.

Don't Says purdettc. Try To sap You.
Husband from Smoking.
A woman, whom she once mot OF tho train,
told Lydia jackson l.anphoro how she kept
her husband from smoking Son our we'd.
uins day." sho said, 81 made what called
declaration Of principles to my husband.
! said to him that II was my purpose TO mako
his conduct my guide In all respects, that in
our family there would DO no separate stand
ards and whatever no would think right for
himself should DO right for ma" You see
what was coming "One evening supper was
over, the shades drawn and the lamp lighted,
and we wero seated for an evening of reading
or sewing. when my husband took up his
pipe for an evening smoke Seeing this, ]
calmly drew from my pocket n pipe, which !
began to illl with tobacco exactly US no was
doing. As no proceeded, so did L ! coolly
scratched a match. lighted the pipo and took
a Whit"
Well, as the woman told Lydia the story
tho husband OF course gave up Good story,
as far as II goes, but can't help thinking
what, oh. suffering sisters, what would have
happened IL that kind hearted husband had
not relented, but had kept on smoking. and
ermitted-invited- urged his wife t.
Join hint What kind Of ali evening woulc
they-that Is, whit kind Of an evening would
sho have onjoyedi Oh, sisters. never, nc
matter what Lydia lampheros friend tell
you, never try that cure on your husbands
your respective husbands that IA IL won't
work. with all men. 1t would euro one Of
you OF smoking. that | arm sure OF, but II
wouldn't DO him. You niay safely try II, II
you arc fond OF excitement OF rather linn
and stringy kind; 1t won't kill you. even II
you do take your first smoke with 5ricr
pipe and Niger head tobacco But you can
produce the same effect upon yourself with
mlder drug
trcmblo-cpocially about tho shouiders-
when think what awful scenes may bo pro
cipitated in happy homes by the fallacious
theories taught In this story. Why, sister.
havo seen boy, great, strong, rough boy,
II years old, so wrought upon by mild five
cent cigar, not moro than hnlf smoked, that
ho has stretched himself supinely upon the
cold bosom OF tho inhospitable earth and
waited with an unconcern that would chill
your blood for death, his father or the doctor
to como along. and he didn't care cent
which got tho first whack at him And when
you think of grown up woman, married
woman, mother OF children, may he, starting
In on apipe-wcll, don't want to think OF
II, that's all I've got to 60 TO bed some time
tonight, and ! can rest just as well without
the nightmare us ! can with II nni not "hol-
ler." till wake up tho whole house But
cannot close without a parting word Of warn
ing Don't you listen To Lydia l.amphcre ,m
this question, for she's your friend. and
don't want you to turn against her
You take the advice OF man who knows
more about pipes than you do about
husbands, and don't you 80 TO snlok-
ing In orler to break him OF II
Even II you don't die you might learn
10 like 1t rs he does and then where would
you be, II he should want To quite Don't you
smoke pipes; you chow gum, II you must 10
something wicked. You can worry the I'M.
mortal life out Of him with that II you'll only
keep at it, and talk and chew great deal at
the same time That's very effective. You
keep the qud and your jaws going and he'll
give up drinking. chewing. smoking. l'otting.
swe-no, ho'll grow worse about that, hut
he'll give up everything else. UnlNsS in a
furious spasin Of insanity. hc breaks your
jaws with cricket bat and jumps of tho
bridge at the end OF the third week. Robert
J. Burdotte In Brooklyn Eagle