The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
TOBACCO AND BRAIN WORK.
FACTS ABOuT THE USE or THE
WEED BY WELL-KNOUN MEN,

Many Great Writers Have Praised II.
SpnrGeon Smoked Ito the Glory OF
God" Eut some DO Hettcr without II.
In Tostofs rec Mt uttoranecs against to-
bacco wo read oil tho >!rueaco OF tho reno
gale. He has been Il smoker he la, atos.
tati2e \. he has renowned tho faith OF his
fathors. and lis itGprccations should 20 un.
hooded OF all thoughtful nieu. Far mp,e adj
mirable is tho temper OF Charles Lanh, who.
after IN almost lifelong Intimacy with I've
weed. WAS ut last forbid on its use and wrote
his Farewell 70 Tobacco" In that WELL
known o 10 Ito doss his best II novo himself to
AMER against his former m stress; ho piles IN
orithot' and oblur.ations: he mouths aud
iants; but all 70 n pu'r pose. His ,ruer ant
higher nature aHsNrt, itsolf AMI liz is finally
forced to nch nowiolgo
Twas but In asnr. blamed thesi
Irony all IN fciencd abuse,
Such as p,rTleSoi lovers Gss
And then Lie loads with cncan,iums her
whom for brief moment. he had so falsely
accused From the time -, Spcnser tile
grave, moral Spen scr - the friend o. Sir Waltcr
EaloiGh who intro luce tobacco 10 tic evil.
lied world. up to the present tins 1t would DO
eisy TO cuil brilliant conto OF praises for thnt
plant which Srenser himself calls divine.
Alfred TonnYson. the greatest living .poet.
has shown his appreciation Of tobacco in deeds
rather than In words. 70. nearly nifty years ho
has boon steady smoker. His finest fnuc es
nave como to him amid the curling wreaths OF
hispipe. For pipe anil no. cigar ia his
habit. Fartagas, tecnlas. AMI cRsanns have
10 charm for him. OF oil the pipes in tie
world the common clay PHO is his choice.
His don is at The tor OF ths house
When In tho morning he 81 down
10 work the aromatic wool /. before
n urp lar, ,,yI, tof,, ~
budget o. the Chancellor oftne Excheduernn
dainty enough 10 be caskot tor Cleopa,ra's
towels. box fun o. whito clay pipes is ut b g
Eflo: illlng ono OF these he moSos I'M il ii
is empty. Dr .akb it In twain and throws the
fragments into mother box prepared fog their
reception; then he vnils out a fresh pine. fills
It. smokes It and destroys il as be,ore. lie will
not smoke pinc second ti;ao.
Thomas Carly WAS an equal devotee to the
pipo. and he vAin!y sought to break oT tho
fascination. Ho is said 20 have smashe no
less than thirteen "cu,ties" on tho hearth.
stone OF his Ecelefechnn cottage. with tn, VOW
that no would smokc no more. Dut as sure NJ
tho next day cano no would be found pulling
At now one.
Tobacco smoke" lie writes. is tho on q e..
ement in which. hy our European manners.
men can SIT silent together without embGrra,s-
mcnt anil when no man 10 bIunl to speak ono
word more than no has virtually and actually
got to say" Ruskin. however. who aned Car
lyle In so many THINGS. has ncver initiated m
in this. Etoa Wy, for 'n:lyle found tina, it
tranlCi.lizol irritabiiity. Why should not Rus
kin have tounL tho same. Indeed Ruskin'
gravA'nen against he cigar i that it enables
SO nanv people ID ptss their tim, hapIly in
idleness. Truly n blessing in -teai OF a curse,
ThackeruT rarely wrote without y cigar be-
tween his teeth. In his Fit2tooJ!, parcr,"
he Iocu airy suggests that all tho hulahuloo
against smoking has boon rn,ed by women.
who are jealous OF 1t rs q rival. An! it is 4
rival to then. he admits. and tn ir con-
querer. 700. Germany has baen ruHuc away
for threescore years. France smokes tn a
man: do you think YOU could kesp the enemy
ont OF England? Ask the club houses. l. f,-
my lart. 10 not despair to SEQ a bishop !olln.
out OF The Athen cum with n cheroot in his
mouth or a. any rate. pile stuck In b
shovel nat"
A French hater OF the we'd has enlarged
upon Thackerays idea OF tho rivalry OF to-
bacco. Hc insists that it close, the drawing
room. Formerly he urGes people convec-ed
after d!nucr. lien and women assembled
around the mahogany and wont through o
course OF mutual instruction. The men in
ftiated the women into intellectual life. the
women taught the men the gracious art Of
pleasing. The gain W Q mutual. But now.
when a mnn has finished his dinner he begins
70 cas-. Melancholy Eancss around n ~ M,m. What
lug or handsome He cares nothing for toss
Ing back tho ball OF conversation OF ans YER
dinner be IA languit his thoughts are ahse :,
His heart is wandering after havana cigar
matters even w,r-e Ia England A. d il Amer-
lea where oiu'a man haeriIcss ING itIies
Ing ihem from the dining room into tue parlor
whi.e he betOEs himsof with nicotine. And
matters here would hS stu! worse insten.! Of
were to DO followed When asked how long
should be the interval nj or sinot ne 10. ore the
Dir. Gladstone replied. =" About iour hours"
ny y areI In Of sok1 ase asr Sa
shall say thss halcGon t.mo is not hard upon a
u.s. Most 81 the homtn Cn;holl, clergy
foke 'a2 evan SesSy Of
tries o respectable proportion are afflicted to
tho habit. AZ NO tue in tug history Of tho
n nsee iA It's ns,. IN the tnei s.aos tn.
ra;af - CLERGY, neg. 10 the Ga,ho,s are i:
S%sss Is f%s Ss Ths $sss:s .! % f. !osS
& Ssea from hs souh a. Wh2 On.
iinu ti,e habit =. hale an hearty oc!sesn,
bimssIl. tails 70 so Why elsrgy,nsn, should no:
In 1874 MI spurgeon made . memorable
stand IN favor Of tobacco. bro,nor p.eacaer.
whom no had invited 10 address tho Taterna-
Gle eonersgn.lon, told his hearers how. a. tho
CommnnI OF thu spirit no had given M his
cigar Mr. SpurgsOn instantly rose and an
nouncod taa.. Notwithstanding wa had been
sni H. intended to smoEea good cigar to tho
glory OF God bs'hra lie wont TO bod
AT tnN Same Lame. know tina; what man
believes 10 be sin BECOMES sin 70 MIN. and
as have 1t. Boot, .fy Hv
him give /. IN and have them wn'tewashed l
wish to any that ! am not ashamed OF anything
Whatever that ! do. aud ] don,t fool hat
nloan to smoke II tho glory o! 3D."
There was hoT q dIsapproyel from the
the glory .; God" was declared a b!a-p. envy:
Spnrsaon ome rged trlnm, liant.
The N"v. II. :. TIFFANY i: rrodiied with
story which shows that in this country there
Il enc Bishop VINO elbows Il no doe, NOT
smDks. .helng iu Philadslphia at confer
epre and feeling that nc could not with pro-
prietv smoIs IN the pr. sence OF his tobac -
latinG host. he privately sent out for some
a.. IN