The morning call., 1893-01-01
EASY TO QUIT SMOKING.
An EngIishman's Interesting and In
structive Experience.

Robert Barr In the 1dler.
What like about the habit of smoking s
the ease with which it may be abandoned.
Many vices, such as opium eating, whisky
drinking. lying or reading newspapers.
once acquired, obtain certain hold on a
man that is difficult to shake off. Not so
with smoking. The most inveterate smoker
can quit IL without the slightest trouble.
and does-often. have been in the habit
of ceasing to smoke about once every three
months, and | always swear off on New
Years day | think The smoker who does
not occasionally resolve never again to
touch tobacco lacks some OF those noble
qualities which have made our nation so
bright and good and causes Us to be the
envy OF foreigners.
This commendable resolution should be
made frequently, and, with constant prac-
tice, the abjuripg of tobacco becomes an easy
ana pleasant exercise OF the will. Neither
is the resumption OF smoking attended by
any serious difficulty. L have often quit
SIN oking forever IN the forenoon and begun
again in the afternoon without experience
ing the slightest inconvenience. Once L
deserted tobacco for a week. i wish could
record for the satisfaction OF those who
purpose like desertion the effect the alb
sence of the narcotic had ON me; but the
fact is | did not feel we'll that week, and so
neglected to notice whether | suffered from
the abstinence or not.
NY impression is that did not, but then
| was hardly myself that week. ana it was
scarcely fair test. / wandered aimlessly
about like q lost spirit | constantly felt
my pockets in an absent-minded way and
lit matches merely to blow them out again.
These unexplanable symptoms disappeared
when took on" tobacco again and so
was forced to the conclusion that smoking
is good for the health.
To enjoy tobacco thoroughly you must be
.lar ini Pttf Unit calf
and see that you don't exceed that limit.
This exercises the will and makes a
resolute man OF you. l never allow myself
TO exceed the limit, no matter how strongly
tempted | may be. If find myself yearn-
ing to smoke more than my allow.
ance / merely raise the limit"
which phrase is, / am told, also used in the
wicked but fascinating game of poker. This
is a simple and easy thing to do. Say your
limit IS two ounces Of tobacco day, and
you find by constant experiment that duty
impels you to use two and half ounces.
then raise the limit to three ounces. which
leaves a margin for accidents.
Every man. patriotic man, has his re-
sponsibilities TO his country, and IL every
body suddenly stopped smoking and drink
ing what would become of the revenue?
Looking at the matter, then, from the
lofty standpoint Of love of country,
every man should fix his limit as high
my limit at 135 cigarettes a day, and never
exceed it. have. however. been gradually
compelled to raise the limit from the simple
box of ten, at which began, to the number
just mentioned. as / acquired greater and
greater facility in the use of the cigarette.
This shows what may be done by con.
slant practice and assiduous attention TO
the task undertaken. l set down these
simple facts with no desire to boast 1t is
not genius on my part at all, but simply
logged perseverance,. Any able-bodied
man may accomplish the same degree of
moderate perfection merely by putting his
mind tn il