Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

pANaeHOuS EEPERiMENT.
A w.ra Of CRssioa ts wives .svise ohissa
10 the smoking Habit.
A woman. whom she once met on
the train. told Lydia jackson Lana-
phere how she keps her husband FROM
smoking, .'on our wedding day. she
said. Il made whnt | called declara-
tfon OF principles 10 my husband I
said 10 him that II was my purpose to
make his conduct my guide In all re-
spects; that in our family there would
be no separate standards and whatever
he would think right for himself should
be right for me.n You see what was
coming. "One evening supper was
over. the shades drawn and the lamp
lighted, and we were 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 a pipe. which |
began To iill with tobacco exactly as he
was doing. As he proceeded 20 did |.
icooliy scratched match, lighted the
pipe and took n Whit" Well, as the
woman told Lydia the story-the
husband Of course gave up Good
story. as far a. Il goes. but can't help
thinking what. oh. suffering sisters.
what would have happened II that
kind-hearted husband had not f.alent-
ed. but had Kept on smoking, aud per-
miited--inyited-nay, urged his Wits
10 join himP What kind OF nm evening
would they that Is. what kind OF an
evening would she have enjoyed? oh.
sisters, never. no matter what Lydia
laniphere's friend tells you, never try
that cure on your husbands your re-
spective husbands, that Is II won't
work, with all men. II would cure one
OF you OF smoking; that am sure OF,
but II weuIdn't he him You may safe.
ly Try it. II you are iand of excitement
OF u rather limp and sfingy kind; 1t
won't kill you. even II you do talxe
your first smoke with briar pipe and
nigger-head tobacco. But You can
produce the same eject upon yourself
with milder drug l tremible-es-
pecially about the shoulders-when
think what awful scenes may be
/ precipiiated IN happy homes by
The fallacions theories taught In
this story. Why. sister. have seen
n boy. a great, stipng. rough boy.
\ fourteen years old. so wrought upon
by u mild flve-cent cigar. not more
than half smoked that he has
stretched himself supinely upon the
cold bosom of the inhospitab,e earth
and waited with an unconcern that
would chill your blood for death. his
father or the doctor TO come along,
and he didn't care u cent which got
the Erst whack at him. And when you
think OF grown-up woman. mar
ried womnn, mother OF children, may
be. starting in on plpe--well.
don't wan 10 think OF il. that's all.
I've got TO go To bed some time to-
night. and can rest Just ~ well with
out the nightmare as can with Ii and
not shollerf till 1 wake mp the whole
house But can not close without a
parting word OF warning. Don't you
listen 10 Lydia Lamphere ON this
question. for she's your friend. and
don't want you 10 turn ngains.
her, You take the advice of a
man who knows more about pipes
thaa YOU do about husbands. ard dom
you go to smoking In order 10 breal,
him of Ii. Even II you don't die. you
might learn 10 like IL as we'll as he
does. and thon where would ron be Il
he should want 10 qnitp Don't you
smoke pipes; you chew gum. IL you
must do something wicked You car
worry the immortal life oui OF him
with that II you'll only keep at II. and
talk and chew great deal at the same
time. That's very effective. You
keep the quid and yous jaws going aud
he'll give up drinking, chewing. smok.
ing. betting. swe--Bo, he'll grow
worse about that. but he'll give M
every thing else. Unless. In furious
spasm OF insanity, he breaks your jaw.
With "A cricket bat and jumps OF the
bridge at the end OF the third week. :
Robert j. Burdette. In Brooklyn Eagle