Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-01
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AND so IT GOES.
The Deadly Tobacco Plant That Is XIII
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"rve come to the conclusion that it Is
better not to smoke at all"
He settled himself comfortably in one
of the chairs in the Russell House ro-
tunda and placed the tips of his fingers
together as he spoke.
81 agree with everybody who says
moderate smoking is harmless" he con
tinued. 81 know all about that.
know all about the power of good cigai |
to cheer the heart of lonely man too. |
/ Often have thought when sitting with |
/ my evening cigar that the weed acted as
a disinfectant, carrying away in its curl
| ing blue smoke all the blue thoughts and
! blue feelings within me. And the burn
] ing of cigars in congenial company OF
men promotes good fellowship. OF
course it does. 1t adds to the enjoyment
of social life.
He checked an involuntary movement
of his right hand toward his upper vest
pocket, and then he remained silent for
a moment, with his eyes bent on the
floor.
"But when you've come TO realize all
this" he said after while, you're a
slave. | began by smoking "a brand Of
little, stubby, rough cigars that cost
four cents apiece. | remember that CT
gar perfectly, because I've never found
its equal since at any price. | smoked
about one of these "a week, sitting on a
rail fence in the darkness Of night and
sneaking up the back stairs 10 bed after
ward, holding my breath for fear some
body would smell it.
after awhile went TO the city and
there | smoked cigar after supper
every night. Then | began 10 smoke
once in a while "a / walked 10 the store
in the morning, which established the
; habit of smoking after breakfast. in
dulged as moderately as this for three or
four years aud fOndly believed that
would be my limit through life. As |
got my wages raised began to smoke
higher priced cigars, which always
tasted better for "A little while and then
became as unsatisfactory As the Others.
"In the course Of time took TO smok-
: ing a mild cigar after lunch at midday.
! Finally | smoked after eating anything,
l even a cracker. From four cent cigars
| had advanced 10 twelve cents by the
box, and how many | smoked day do
not know. Mind | do not make the
costliness Of the habit an argument by
7, itself, because | believe that anything
! which adds 10 the innocent enjoyment
: Of this short life is worth its cost But
the trouble was, the more | smoked the
\ less | enjoyed it. One cigar day, per
i haps two, would be enjoyable. The
others would taste rank, and | would
! throw away one half smoked and light
u another hoping it would be better.
J "When you've got well beyond the
y shadowy line between moderate and i'm
u moderate smoking you find that YOU
pleasant indulgence has given place to {
= morbid appetite. Still, you can stop i
:, you want to-of course.
"And now, leaving the individual
alone, how about the general public
y My wife requests me to smoke in he
70 presence because she loves the odor; call
= =. it fragrant. To most women think i
. is offensive, nothing more nor less, an'
it is the same TO many men, And ye
people smoke in promiscuous crowds
- they smoke on the decks Of steamboats,
70 they smoke on the platforms Of stree
y cars, they puff away in the ends Of parlo
coaches on railroad trains until the air
dense with the vile smoke Of cigars an
: pipes, which oozes through the separa'
}. ing doors and floats through the Who'll
a car, annoying, if not sickening, tn
- other helpless passengers, who may lum
" it if they don't like it, 1t makes Inc he
=. TO think that in every street car, in ever
~ ladies' waiting room, in every restaurar
- where ladies go, such signs a. this must !
~ tackled up, Smoking Positively Prohibi
81 ed Good heavensl Why isn't it nece
10 sary TO say, "Treading on Ladies' Fee
h. Forbidden
"a man who can understand the effe'
a., of cigar smoke on some women would !
~ soon think Of doing that as 10 smoke
their presence. But smokers don't nj
- derstand. Their habit has made thel
Ia selfish and inconsiderate TO the last d
~ gree. 1t is shame" The man gaz'
N out the window for awhile in silence b
fore he concluded.
80, while all said at first about q
pleasure and comfort TO be derived fro
"a moderate smoking is strictly true, the
- are other considerations which it seer
:. 10 me should have greater weight thu
these"
% 80 you have decided not TO smoke
~ ally' said the man to whom all the
an, words had been addressed.
~. 81 did not say that" replied the oth'
LA taking a cigar from his pocket and !
80 fiectively biting of the end. 81 said
- had come to the conclusion that it
better not 10 smoke at all. May trout
q a you for lightp-Morris Waite in |
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