The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-13
TOBACCO, wHIsKsY. RUIN.

and sisters ABOUT the terrlple curse Oi to-
|bacco and whiskey, and the sure and rapidS
descent through this channel to degradation,
disgrace, and destruction. / admit that the
use of tobacco, in itself, is not so ruinous,
apparently, rs strong drink, and that manyb
great and good men have INDUCED in its use;
yet none will deny that it is filthy and use
less habit, involving vast expenditure on
money, without any benefit being derived.
1t is estimated that these United States-H
'this Christian nation-this land of Bibles
spend $500, 900 ,000) six hundred millions :
j. of dollars year for tobacco, and only
(S3, 900 ,OOO) three millions annually tospread
the gospel among the nations which know
not our Christ.
Men, and orcn women, indnlging in thisk
filthy habit, create an unnatural appetitc,k
and spend six hundred million year in dip-}
ping and chewing, and burning incense toI
the devil. Not only the worldly. but church
members who profess to have "cleansed|
themselves from all flthiness of the flesh,
and dcacons, and stewards, and elders, and
even preachers of the gospel of self-denial,
arc seen in this mighty procession of inccnsel
burners. This useless expenditure of money!
makes many homes with poorly clothed,
barefoot, untaught children, with few or noi
books; with poorly spread tables, with debts
unpaid and accumulating, with the daily cry
of "povcrty and hard times"
Such habit isa stigma upon the name of
Ia Christian.
Tobacco is not only filthy, but it makes al
= slave of n free man. Look at that christian Il
How heavenly docs his light shine through
clouds of tobacco smoke and pools of spittle,
as he uses the expensive, nauseating, disgust
ing weed; he processes to be doing all to the!
glory of God. l pity his Inconsistency.
Tobacco is not only filthy, but it is unhealth-
full.
1t clouds the intellect and enervates every
faculty of our being. How many sallow-
faced, sickly women, lean, cnfcebled, weakly
men, spindling diseased children, owe all
their ailments to tobacco, either used by
themselves, or inherited from their parents :?
Pity the consumptivc, coughing women,
- with lungs filed with snuff; diseased mon,
with tobacco poison coursing through every
vein, scrofulous, dcformcd children, unable to
resist disease, with death gnawing their puny
lives away, through inherent tobacco poison.
Wretched condition of humanity.
While many users Of tobacco do not become
users of ardent spirits yet nearly all drunk
: ards first formed the unnatural appetite for
tobacco, which becomes an easy stepping
stone from free manhood to slave of strong
Then, for whiskey what shall l say? It's
votaaies are numbcrless, and its victims are
10000 in these United States, every wear.
was astoundcd to learn that the town of
Spartanburg alone had ten licensed barrooms,
whose United States, State and Town taxes
amonnt to. SLIPS dollars each; making
= the enormous sum of eleven thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars year, for the
privilege of selling the poisonous draught to-
my fellow beings. Now, if you add to this
Sll 200, the bartenders hire, house rent,
cost OF whiskey, etc, and then the enormous
profits on the sale of drinks, the grand total isl
appalling, reaching, doubtless, to q hundred
thousand dollars annually, in the city of
Spartanburg alone.
And what Of Union ? Hardly whit re-
hind, according 10 numbers, in the ne.ari-
Gus practice. She licenses three barrooms at
$500 each, to turn her children to demonsI
besides her many other smaller On conceal j
ed pits OF destruction, where misery, and|
tears, and want is meted out 10 mothers.
wives and sisters. and destruction of body
and soul to boys and men. can't see why
our l'wmaking powers, license n pit to de-!
stroy mems reason and then punish them for
Grimes committed when their reason is zone
How often do We read Of murder committed
"undcr the influence of whiskey." Will notl
those who license the incentives Of crime bel
6ameable ns well as those who sell, in thes
final day Of aocounts?' do believe tbstk
where public sentiment and morality are
not sufficient to scorn down and perish out
the barrooms then prohibition should inter-
'ene to protect n community from the r,va-
ges of these awful dens Of misery
And, my brethren from whence does the
support ofthcse barrooms como? will tell tellE
you. II mainly comes, directly or indirectly .H
from the farm. And il i,a sad fact that
many Of my brother farmers will 80 bestialize
themselves rs TO go to the b,rroom anIb
spend their hard earned money to satisfy a
thirst for liquor. that grows stronger anl
more uncomfortable. the more it is satisfied
Now one word to the mothers: Teac,
your sons to haze rum; yes, teach thom to
|detest even tobacco, which long step to.&
wards the degener ate appetite for whi,kev
Teach them that great crimes begin with lit-k
tle wrong acts, and that the vile drunxsrd
|begios with the cigarette, cigar and tobacco =
Aud you, young lady, may trembe with
apprehension, if your suitor INDUCES ip|
toba:co; but never pin your destiny to al
mah who INDUCES in strong drink. You
say you will reform him. Silly creature
Rest assured that if he has not respect
enough for you to reform to win you he will
mot reform after he has you fastened to him s.
10y the iron band Of marriage Better, ten