Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-22

The sioady AMI certain loss Of that
nice ptopriety which marks the true
gentleman In all the relations Of life
may be diacernei with ease In young
tobacco usors. Cautious At fret not 10
offend In smoking or splitting, they
gradually abandon restraint, until the
loss referred to is complete. In some
respects smoking mny be regarded rs
worse than chewing, since tue llilor
may DO concealed to n great extent.
IL contauiiuates tue body aud soils the
clothiug; Tut the Contamination Of
smoking extends ip tns atmosphere ~
Una. oIheis are directly Affected, In
convcnieuced, ami Injured. The non.
user II tobacco has some chance o
avoiding the chowilg nuisance, bu, b.
compelled tunsf annoyance f,Om
5aljhing In puUlIc conveyance, IN tho
streets, snd elsewhere, by having TO
breathe the Initiated OR.
by the habit the informal organs re-
ceive the stamp OF uncl,auu,sp, jdsi o.
DO articles stepped la tho drug, aud the
mouth aud lungs become vile Us does
The Oh pipp. Some people ray that
tobacco smoke IL cleansing ageni;
but Ia no sens1 Is Il purifying. III
the mouth 1, hDsOtbs putld
emanaIlonB which should he removed
by other means anu in privacy, aud
disssminHles them Ia tho atmosphere.
There DO not muuh social comfort IN
tho r,il-ltlou thag as one walks the
crowded s.relI he 10 compelled to take
IN the tobacco fumes which ate y ready
vehicle for Tue foul ,flluyia Of decpyod
1eoIh, nlthy mouths aud diseased
lungS, which the pure air would not
transmit from ono person 10 another.
And what can be sail OF the sense Of
social proprlely IN the young man who
would smoae IN the presence OF his
swooiheaTt, his li-ier., bis II9thcr, or Of
any woman Tor whom hs entertained
the oligh,esi feeling VI re-, eot such as
Is demanded by good breeding!
l1bquile common to have, In large
business houses, sigu, requesting those
who enter not 10 smoke On tue
rtomiscIi and tits iult as common to
behold we'll dressed mpu walk into
such places anu continue smoking, not
having the deoonoy " heed request
mado as plainly Hud pointedly ~
! though the manager " the Institution
had UXpfossed II in spoken iustead Of
printed words. slyrs similar TO the
ones mentioned arc also placed IN
public halls, AMI In street cars anu
other public vehicles, ana would be
severe rcpf5ot 10 tobacco users n the
sonsitiventss Of these were not largely
overcome by tho sefshno,s engoudersd
through seryility 10 tho weed
Notwithstanding the notices In
bold letters, boll slness AMI
rudenesa are abuuIanlly In
evidence Ia persons with the appear
ance Of gentlemeu who will staud on
the platform OF a street car filled with
ladies aud ply Ihyls cigarette or c,sl,,
while tue smoke 10 carried into tht
car As freely as u they were sm king
on the inside.
IN iutcScftng Incident 10 this con.
uection occurred Ia Sat Lake cry Que
afternoon short time agl. a LADY
started for Nh electric oag On which 10
return home from town. A. she urareu
It che discovered youug man with
lighted cigarette On tue front platform.
She Immediately turned, pfelorfing %
walk nearly mills rather than uolr
the annoyance which the r,do with
that smoker sending tho iImes iu,o
the car would have caused her. In.
quiTy and observation have revealed
that there arc very many ladios who
prefer walking % riding undrr such
circumstances; hence 1t IL financial
injury TO Salt Like street car c1mpa-
uiss to permit smoking on their cary.
Possibly some young men would not
esteem themselves 70 highly ~ now II
they were 10 Tealizs that 10 IL known IN
society that women Of. cultIro aEd Te.
ilnement will not ride on tho same
street car with them uecsusa they axe
nuisaucos.
II h not an unusual thlug In soclal
No for mon vino smoke to take q glSls
Of liquor oooA,i,nally. They would
not so into polite society under the
influence Of strong drink, but after
smoke anIs glass they consider II Dll
right. Yet bad Or II IS 10 carry cloud
OF meph,.io yapor on,anglod Ia tho
clothing, as the smoker does, Il ~ much
worse when, IN addition, the breath is
ietid with Nlc0hol and tobacco. Their
are i0w objects more revolving 10 a
relned ser0lU,lty than a human Hni.
NAL rgekiuH with such s,enoh-Ihe
stencil Of a bgl.T10m, The road 10
such condition Is through tho baleiul
influence Of tobacco In bunting the
iiuer ieeliugs Of ihsI manhood which
should bless aud oxalt instead VI being
sunk IN social degradation. Such
lessons 40 thusB In social life confirm
the rule thai ono OF the necessities OF
gentleman Is persistent abslenliOn
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