The morning call., 1891-07-13
TO REFORM HIM.
a Chicago Woman's Method to XIII the
Iinunr and Tohaccn Habit.

a Chicago Woman's Method to Kill the
Liquor and Tobacco Habit.
That women of refinement do not wage
war against liquor and tobacco as a mere
matter Of taste, TO say nothing Of the moral
aspect Of the habits, is simply another proof
Gt the marvellous patience of the genter sex.
- like the scent of 4 good cigar" said
young married woman at an informal gath
eriug the other day. "Do you?" retorted
a wife of twenty years. "Well, l don't be-
iieve it. The fresh smoke of a cigar is not
particularly unpleasant, but l can't under
stand how any healthy person can enter
\ room in which tobacco smoke has
grown stale and escape a nausea,
and the breath of smoker is
melting to which simply cannot become
accustomed. Some years ago my husband
COmpllmFnted me upon the tolerance for to-
bacto which / had acquired 1 told him it
wasn't tolerance, but merely that sort of
martyrdum which accepts the inevitable in
silence. That made him angry, and we had
q few words which are seldom seen in TO-
mantle novels. That night just before his
time to return from the office | ate
coed, large, strong onion. When he
came, L smiled. put my arms around his
neck, kissed him and asked his forgive
ness Tor my previous impatience. l no.
ticed on his face a struggle between a look
- disappTobatlOn and one of kind
Hess, but he is a generous man, and he
kissed me and didn't say anything about
the onion. The next afternoon | boiled
cabbage and purposely left the doors open
between the kitchen and the sitting-roOm.
When he came IN the air was dense with
the OdoT. ] had on my prettiest dress and
welcomed him true honeymoon tender
ness, hut the cabbage YVES too much for his
patience, and he Grossly inquired whether |
hadn't better move the kitchen-Tange in the
paTlor and do my cooking there. However.
/ was all patience and sweetness. and Shift
ed responsibility for the vegetable atmos-
phere upon the carelesSness OF the cook.
The day after this my husband sent home
mess of frogs legs, dish of which he is
especially fond. l saw that the cook pre-
pared them exactly TO his liking and when
he entered the dining-room they were on a
big dlsh near his plate, crisp and brown and
garnished with water crosses But he didn't
eat any of the frogs legs. Why? Well, at
great Inconvenience | had secured from the
grocer packet of German cheese which
was so redolent that one could almost see
the odor That cheese reposed in a pretty
glass dish in the center of the table.
The, poor man got as far as What
out laughing. When | was able to
control myself l explained to him. I've
just been trying To give you little object
lesson l said, in the punishment woman
n to endure with a husband who uses
liquor and tobacco. At present am not
very fond OF onions, caooage or Limburger
cheese, but the habits Of men teach me that
one can acquire taste for anything that is
naturally Objectionable If time and patience
are devoted 10 the task. / hope that you'll
get used to It, dear, and that In a month or
two we may enjoy our tobacco and beer and
onions and cheese together, and create a
home atmosphere which will be the envy of