Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-02-03
A Possible CoIIoquy.
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Written for the INDEX by members of the W
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Mrs. A. calls on Mrs. B. and Miss
Lille for the purpose of renewing the
conversation on the evils of the tobacco
habit.
Mrs. B.-"Am glad indeed to see you;
Lille has been puzzled to know what
you meant by speaking of Satan In con-
nect1on with the use of tobacco, and
hope you will explain to her."
Mrs. A.-"Certainly, Miss Lille: l
came for that purpose. l told you to be
sure there existed a real Devil, although
he is spirit and is manifested only in
his works.
Miss Llllie.-"How may l know him
by his worksP''
Mrs. A.-sThere are but two spiritu-
al powers. Gods and Satan's. man
is servant of one or the other. There
Is no neutral ground. Every man or
woman is controlled by one or the other.
There are two spiritual Kingdoms; eve
ry man or woman is citizen of one or
the other. The laws on the one side
are all made for the happiness and safe
ty of mankind. Those upon the other
side are made to accomplish the suffer
ing and death of mankind. You see
they are antipodes.''
Miss Lillie.-''But, dear Mrs. A., ex-
cuse me, but what has this to do with
men using tobacco?"
MrC a inCf IT, 800
of tobacco is injurious, because of its
poisonous effects on the system. 1t
paralyzes the nerves, vitiates taste and
smell. 1t defiles the mouth and breath.
1t makes clean man filthy. 1t in
duces the drink habit, and is usually It's
precursor or forerunner. Altogether 1t
is an enemy of man and woman. 1t de-
mands the money of the father, and in
turn deprives him of the physical and
mental ability TO feed his babes"
Miss Lillie.-''Do you think the Dew
il uses this means to injure our fathers.
brothers and sweet-hearts?"
Mrs. Ayes, Miss Lille, | do.
The Devil has been partially foiled by
prohibition in Kansas. Victims which
he hoped to have taken to his abode of
despair have been snatched as brands
from the burning, and to retaliate he
tries his arts in other directions. He
has flooded our state with this vile stuff
in the shape of cigarettes, cigars, and
plug tobacco. He hopes to prepare a
people whose poisoned appetltes will
demand rum! rum! Observe the friends
of whisky are almost invariably tobac-
co smokers or chewers. Their minds,
like their mouths, are harbors of
their own enemies
Mrs. BIT don't believe men consid-
er these things in the light you show it
In, but it is even so. What can the
women do to warn the men of Medicine
Lodge, for this evil is alarming, and
worse than 1 eyer knew it,
Mrs. Al confess | have but one
sure remedy to suggest. 1t is this: God
will hear and answer fervent prayer:
and when 1 feel powerless within my
self in time of needed help, find that
through depending on Him great things
have been accomplished, and entirely
in manner 1 did not expect"
Mrs. B.-"Then you propose that we
pray to God against this evll.''
Mr.. Ayes, as we do for Him to
protect us from pestilence or Other ca
lamities; at the same time warn them.
exhort them, and be ready to do our
part, to work as we pray
Mrs. B.-"Would it not be we'll for
us to ask the merchants not to give CT
gars to their customers. A man may
sell poison and do harm, but the man
VIII" gives to his fellow, under cover of
friendship, that which Injuries him.
does the greater harm"
Mrs. A.-"That fact demonstrates
another device of our deadly adversary.
He deceives US by causing us to injure
our friends, when we would do them
good. Good bye and God bless"