Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06

the conditlons Of the mind are 90 closely
dependent upon those Of the body, that
what seriously affects the one must also
affect the other? 5..s .5....
ID this same Harvard before spokenEof
1t rs said that no tobacco user ever grad &.
.uates at the head Of his class. just here
the thought suggested itself to me thatln
this statement lies the reason for, the
fact that ladies are often excelling In
scholarship IN schools for the co.educa-
tton of the sexes. In venerable Cambridge,
England, only q few weeks since lady
took the highest honors ever granted to
her class. A prominent educator in
neighboring state who had taken obser:
vations among his pupils for ten years
says that it was no uncommon thing for
boys and young men who used tobacco
to fall behind their classes and that some
who were induced to give 1t up regained
their places. Ruskin says that laziness
is one Of The results of the tobacco habit.
DR.. Sperry Of Ann Arbor gave statistics
in regard to, tobaoco.using and scholar.
ship at Yale, and then said: These facts
justify one of two inferences; either that
the use of tobacco results as. a rule in
mental deterioration and inferior scholar
ship, or that deteriorated and inferior
minds are the ones that as a rule most
readily contract the custom of using the
filthy narcotic" III
He also says Of cigarette smoking. 1T
lowers vitality, it lessons bodily yigor, it
units the victim for concentrated effort,
it is always associated with low degree
of morals, and generally with the practice
OF other vices"
AS for myself never see boy smoking
without the fear in my heart that later
on in life he will resort to strong drink
to satisfy vitiated taste )
There are other evils connected with
the use of this weed that may possibly be
called minor ones, but yet deserve men,
ton. The smoking physician enters the
sick room with breath and clothing sat-
urated with the odor of recent cigar.
The Sunday School teacher takes his
place before class of young people or
children with offensive breath, and even
prominent churchmember have L seen
slowly taking his way to Sabbath morn
ing service, clouds of smoke issuing
from his mouth until he reached the
door of the sanctuary which he entered
to send out the offensive exhalations to
the occupants of number of pews near
his owe. #.5
Then there are financial aspects of the
matt ser..ss Not 10 take il up in. the form of..
statistics and give the exact amount for
every man, woman and child that is an
nuallY consumed in smoke, let US think
of the boy who is tempted to dishonesty
to supply the demand of his appetite
when formed; of the husband who very
reluctantly grants his wife's request for
money. and quite likely tells her to make
it 60 as far as possible. but always has
means to replerlsh his tobacco pouch or
test the favor of a new brand of cigar.
Now for those of us who believe the
truth of what we read, or who have taken
observations for ourselves, I deem it
wrong not to be outspoken in our senti-
ments. Young ladies who have con.
science IN the matter ought to make it
known. The kind of moral suasion to be
used may very properly be left to the
discretion of the individual herself. but
probably the most powerful would be the
refusal to be accompanied in walks or
drives by one who has not self control
sufficient to abstain from the use Of the
weed for the time being at least Chris
tian men, too, ought to set pure exam
pie. 1t has always been u matter Of
surprise to me that one could be found
who is willing to keep tobacco for sale
and thus for the sake of gain tempt t.
young to take what is often the first ~
in indulging the appittte. sse
Then, there is the custor :. !.
to cigars in ca Of bei- a a. OF treatln
candidate for office. = : ~Ag the suceessf,
and other occp, or on befng married
motto for 8 q @sions .in life. But th
Ia Tho. ve,< ,tery Chrstian man to ador
!! !! & ] /, ~ old one 4!tohtch not, taste no
-s not the unclean thing.
! !. 81 y 7 time Is already taken up and I hay
not vet touched upon the other part c
-tthe topic assigned me-. I will only 50
al that the use of various kinds of drugs {
3 narcotics seems to be rapidly CROWN
Z evil, and the papers state that it is vel
2 largely prevalent among our own Sc,
g This may be accounted for perhaps b
: the fact that nervous disorders are larre]
I on the increase, and the nerves are {
q easily soothed by the administration
+ opium in some form, or drugs of a xii
d dred nature, that the physician resorts
$ the use Of them, and the patient comes
: demand them. But how much better
a suffer and be strong than to be enslaye
by q habit that it is impossible for
: person of ordinary powers Of mind ey,
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