Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-21
AND SO IT GOES.
The De ably Tobacco Plant That Is KILL
ing Its Millions,


ing Its Millions.
I've come to the conclusion that it i:
better not to smoke at all.
He settled himself comfortably in one
of the chairs in the Russell House TO
tunda and placed the tips of his finger:
together as he spoke.
Il agree with everybody who say:
moderate smoking is harmless" he con
tinued. Il know all about that.
know al about the power of good cigar
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 Oh
course IL 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
moment, with his eyes bent on the
floor.
But when you've come to realize all
this he said after while, you're a
a. re. ] began by smoking brand of
i;++is .etubby, rough cigars that cost
fonr csH-. apiece. remember that CT
a sor ,srfaa.,S, Necause I've never found
its ennaI sinca a, any price. smoked
about one of these a Teeh, SUING on a
rail fence in the darkness nisn' ana
sneaking up the back stairs to eu s a!s
ward, holding my breath for fear - See-
body would smell it.
after awhile went to the city and
there / smoked a cigar after supper,
every night. Then l began to smoke.
once in while as walked to the store
In the morning, which established the
habit of smoking after breakfast in
dulged as moderately as this for three or.
four years and fondly believed that
would be my limit through life. ASH
got my wages raised I began tQF(
higher priced cigars, whi~' oYr ia
tasted better fora D.,Se while and then
beoams as dhsss'sesatory as the others rs
IN tne coIrss 81 time took to smok-
ing 3 MI cigar after lunch at midday.
grady I smoked after eating anything,
even cracker. From four cent cigars
had advanced to twelve cents by the
box, and how many smoked day l do
not know. Mind I do not make the
costliNess of the habit an argument by
itself, because I believe that anything
which adds TO the innocent enjoyment
Of this short life is worth its cost. Rpt
the trouble was, the more l smoked the
less I enjoyed it: One cigar day, per-
haps tvs, would be enjoyable. The
others would taste rank, AID I would
throw ayLay 6Ee half smoked and light
another hoping il would be better.
"When you've got well beyond the
shsdowy line between moderate and i'm
moderate smoking you find that your
pleasant indulgence has given place to a
morbid appetite. Still, you can stop if
you want to-of course.
and now, leaving the individual
! alone, how about the general public?
My wife requests me to smoke in her
| presence because she loves the odOr; calls
| it fragrant. To most women l think it
is offensive, nothing more nor less, and
1t ID the same to many men. And yet
! people smoke in promiscuouss crowds,
they smoke on the decks of steamboats,,
they smoke on the platforms of street
cars, they puff away in the ends of parlor
coaches on railroad trains until the air is
dense vii the vile smoke Of cigars and
pipes, which oozes through the separat-
ing doors and floats through the whole
car, annoying, if not sickening. the
other helpless passengers, who may lump
it if they don't like it. 1t makes Inc hot
to think chat in every street car, in every
ladies' waiting room, IN every restaurant
| where laCies go. such signs as this must be
tackled up, Smoking Positively Prohibi
ed Good heavens! Why isn't it neces.
sary to say, 'Treading on Ladies' Feet
Forbidden
"A man who can understand the effec,
of cigar smoke on some women would a:
soon think of doing that as to smoke IL
their presence. But smokers don't un.
derstand Their habit has made them
selfish and inconsiderate to the last de
gree. II is shame" The man gazet
out the window for awhile in silence be
fore he concluded.
80. while all l said at first about the
pleasure anG comfort to be derived from
moderate smoking Is strictly true, there
are other considerations which it seem!
to me should have greater weight thai
these"
80 you have decided not to smoke al
alk' said the man to whom all these
words had been addressed.
Il did not say that" replied the other
taking cigar from his pocket and re
fiectwely biting off the end. Il said
had come to the conclusion that it il
better nos to smoke at all. May troubl,
you for {. light?"-Morris Waite in De
troit Free Press.