Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-24
Mr.. CARLISLE cHEws GUM.
Statesmen Substitute II for the Obnoxious
Tobacco--few Cigars Sold

SPEAKER Callsle rhews gum. II,
keeps a little package oi 10 No Tub
on his desk when ie j. presiding owe
the llou-r. For Il number of years h,
hts bern an inNetrrate tobacco clIrwer
The chewing of tins weed involves an
amount oi eNp~.toration that might
hr involvement to pages and officer,
al the House who sit around below
hun. For tins reason Mr.. Carlisl,
reirains from the us,. oi tobacco whll,
occupying the chair lie has got ia
TEE almost as inNeterate "a chewer oI
the delicately Favored elastic paste
Gum chewing aud chewing of caramels.
according to the Philadelphia T..l.-
graph, ~ becoming almost as common
among statesmen as with school girls
and dehutantee in Washngt on society.
On one side of the main door of the
House in the corridor is "a little stand
where newspapers. cigars, tobacco.
gum and candy are sold in small
quantities. Al any moment during
the progress al the session from on.
10 hall a dozen members may be seen
about this stand stufiing little paper
packages INTO their oat-tail pockets
asked the vender to day what il WAS
the members bought so much OF He
sand mostly gum and caramels. Mem
beers neither chew or smoke as uucb
rs formerly.
Mr.. Kelley and Mr.. Buchanan are
responsible for this tobacco reform
by constant and open protest Mr.
Kelley has made it very embarrassin,
Tor n fellow member to undertake. TN.
task of vitiating the atmosphere ot
the House with tobacco smoke. Mr..
buchanan checked 10y n formal resolI-
fion. which was afterwar,i considered
and reported on by u committee TIN.
habit, once very common, of splitting
IN the AIR ducts that open ,,p throuph
the iloor
Comparatively few cigars are now
sold To members at the Capitnl |
stands, and many members have
abandoned the habit of chewing to-
bacco The vender told me that he
used tn sell more tobacco than any
thing else. Now it hardly paws 10
Keep IT ON hand. Instead of it he sells
about 100 sticks of gum and ten
pounds oi caramcls to the members
ol the House each day. Tom Reed, the
Republican leader, chews gum. when
lac II not chewing at the ear Of the
Democratic party. lie sits and works
ms Jaws upon this elastic cushion
while listening to Mr.. Mills or Mr.
When he gets M TO
reply he stuifs the gum in the back |,
part OF his jaw with his tongue. and
draws gall from its sweetened flavor.
Mr.. Springer has broken himself of
The habit OF talking all the time by
Keeping a piece of gum in his mouth.
An effort is being made in a reforma
DRY way, to induce Mr. Buchanan
and Mr.. Taulbee to chew gum. II has ,
worked well upon others besides Mr..
Springer. a
Mr.. Cox Is said to chew "A little now :
''it his silence is always regretted.
Mr.. johnson, of Indiana. soothes !,
us nerves by the use OF gum. He has /,
'ad about three attacks OF nervous
Retirement since he contracted the 81
habit.
Mr.. Bliss is said To have contracted +
ne habit from constant association
lth the young ladies' OF Washington.
lie chems about as much as any mani
the House. Senator Hoar chews
nm, and occasionally reads a light
onance. Next to Mr.. Reed and Mr..
Mss, Tarsney, OF Michigan, is the
featest eum-chewer i'm the House. n.