The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
THE TOBACCO HABIT
Handled Without Gloves at the
Lycum Last Night
Prize Fighter sullivan aud Congress
mau Mckinley Presented NJ
Examples Thatit Does
Not Destroy
Health,

"
The Interest IN tho lyceum seems 10
be- on tho Increase ana tho attendance
Is larger NJ every meeting, Last night
the assembly room was we'll hlled aud a
Lively interest unaffected Ia tho pro-
ceedings, The minutes OF the previous
meeting were read and approved and a
resolution 3 oallOW miscellaneous speak
efB Ton minutes instead Of Ave was lost,
A recitation by Charles Long "Ohr
Why should the Spirit Of Mortal be-
Proud, was we'll rendered and received
hearty applause, An essay by Mlaa
Emily litteupaugh, treating OF wo'
men voting aud having communities
ton with the man caused considerable
mrrrmcnt Mrs, Rose Dagger reolted
the "Cambridgeport Tragedy" In q
plemiug manner "fhe soldlers Day
M Shiloh, boy Joshua Hunt was deliy'
erod in u manner highly satisfying 70
Che audience,
Tine question Of the evenings "lie,
f0,yeltUa NIUrdauf Education lhoUlI
refuse 20 employ teachers who are ad'
dialcd 90 tho uae + tobacco" provoked
O. llyoy discussion which was PARTED.
patci IN by % large number, Nc 5 II,
Ruckhlu opeued the argUmeut ana said
The srhooltpaeher has three dUties 10
perform, Fltt, " impart intellectual
development, Second, 10 educate the
children 10 the moral and upright
Third, to look after tho physical educa
ton, THE habltua user Of tobacco 10
not qualified 20 impatt this knowledge,
a JDp pupil 10 governed more by the
actions of the teacher than Che sayiugf.
10 iE Che duty Of Che BoUrd Of lsduci
ton 90 ,rc Il.t every teacher employed
Ia guHIIIuO 90 lWpllt llr three KIND ol
u4ut.,,4s 80 N.t IlIi... NJ zoe ttHHu,
gul mun enough 10 Ul The positions,
lut thr uOald employ women, No
teacher hb 70 light 10 indulge IN prac'
ucet, which, II followed by the pupil,
would lujurr hin either intellectually,
morally or physically, Tobacco not
only iuiurca the health, but thu morals
and intclltcts ns well,
M Thomas Lloyd In support OF the
negative aald' Many people are not
satisfied VITA anything aud think that
what ! ana you must be-, | formerly
taught u country school, A rule Of The
school wis hat the teacher should take
all the girls who did not have nn escort
10 the bear dance | was obliged 10
walk down the street with three girls
on each arm, When | objected things
bCcamesO unpleasant that | told them TO
take their school and put 10 where Me
ministers say Hll the bad people go,
Why deprive the teacher Of pleasures
enjoyed by other people, Every man
lIis IiVht 10 do aa no pleaaaa ~ long
900 No durs not interfere with the happi
urss o. OILERS, If the use Of Tobacco
destroys tho morals OF our people, why
uH $50 lisIvn 70 the ministers who use
tobacco am "a years Of age and have
used tobacco Tor over 90 years and do
not Do glove N has ever hurt me, The
g.onlc.l men that ever lived have uRed
tobacco More people hurt themselves
by uuIiug tuu much than 10y the use OF
tOblC How would the young lady
teacher Ike II II We should deprive
thein ul the privilege OF chuWln gun Y
j. j. Clark said! fhC fact thar the
tobacco habit breaks down the physical
constitution Is so thoroughly establish.
ul .hu, /. W aid uC just as sensible TO
.ly the olrJh does not roY0lyC ON itg
AIS as 90 say that the tobacco habit is
not injurious. The use OF tobacco
should be curtui,Od by The law. II
should he cur,ailed by the Board Of
Education ana by the people 40 large,
Charles Long sud ly II hest 10 reject
aIl tuarhprs Who use tobacco ana Nh
uur school rOuWg with educated fools
a certain elisa would stop the tobacco
habit ll order 90 secure 70 puBitlOu In
tine schools white The better Clusa OF
teachers would not DO go ana In C0nsus
quenCe We would tuIn our good teach
ems out,
Allen Cooke euil. II would curtlil
our liberty, We have sullivan aB %
living example that II docs not phyplc.
ally uultu man tO teach school us I is
had The intellectual qualifications, he
physical strength would certainly be
sufficient 10 teacr u school We also
have our representative In Congress
VINO uses tobacco and looks rather
hpaithtul, and certainly his intellect IN
not impaired by the use Of the weed
We might as veil argue that tight
aud corsets iniure the health
ana consequently any lady who indulges
Ia either OF these customs IL not com
potent 10 teach school, We should not
have our liberty lC3sened.
Several other speeches followed, some
being for and others against the pr0p0.
A great deal of interest was
manifested by those present aud the
house appeared ~ be about equally
divided on the question at issue,
mnAm hmm. QITIm