The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-09-19

b1noAiHK VI chewing TOBACCO. At present
it seems to run mostly to vines Some
how fear that it was planted in the
wrong quarter Of the moon.
Tobacco leaves, when fresh, contain
the following chemicals, according to
the analysis Of Pussett and Riemann:
Of 10, 900 parts there are of nicotine,
OF nlcotianine, 2S7 of bitter extract,
ia of gum, 26.7 of gum rosin, 26 of
albumen, 104 8 Of a substance similar to
gluten, 81 Of malic acid, 10 of malate
OF ammonia, 20.6 of potash salts, 40. 6 Of
lime salts, 8.8 Of silica, 496. 9 of lignine
and 50. 20 Of water. Nicotine is one of
the most virulent poisons known.
General Greedy says that Of those
who died on his arctic trip the smokers
were first to yield, while those who sur
vived were none Of them smokers. Much
has been said against the use of tobacco,
and yet even before the war there were
over 434, 00O,0 900 pounds produced in
the United States alone.
James I wrote piece called "A
Counterblast to Tobacco" and it was
expected that it would entirely stop the
use OF the weed, but it is now one Of
the staples Of this country, and it's COM
bustion moves the wheels of revenue
and thus of government.
Pope Urban VIII issued bull ex-
communicating those who used tobacco
in churches, and yet there are churches
in this fair land where each pew has a
box Of sawdust in the corner for the use
Of the suppliant.
know of church within a few
hours ride where the ladies decided to
institute reform and so scrubbed out
the building and asked each individual
personally who used tobacco to leave his
quid at the door. This was done, one
family Of nine in assorted sizes leaving
nine kinds of guilds at the doorstep
along with the others, and yet when
the presiding elder came to hold quar-
terly meeting he hit a ree-quarter inch
knot hole at four yards three times out
of possible four during prayers. A
sister who spoke to him about it and
called attention to the struggle they
were making to keep the house of God
tolerably respectable told me that he
resented her remarks and has never
spoken to her since.
A good brother once spoke to Rev.
Sam Jones about his use of tobacco, for
while calling upon him at his room in
the hotel Mr.. Jones, in the midst Of a
remark, stepped to the open grate,. and
having put the fire out with squirt of
amber tincture sat down again, with a
sigh.
''Wbat makes you chew tobacco?" the
sad eyed committeeman inquired with a
vox tremolo movement.
swell, mostly" says Brother Jones,
''to get the juice out of it.
I have just had an odd experience
with all honest plumber. 1t is 50 strange
that venture to report it here.
A MONTH ago decided to put in
hot air pump and cistern for water sup
ply at the barn. sent for plumber to
come and put in the machinery. He
came to my country place on the morn
ing train, and all the forenoon he was
arranging things Or sitting under
large sour wood'tree engaged in thought.
About o'clcek p. m. he sent for me,
and I went out where he was eating a
large Watermelon and celebrating
''l've been thinking this matter
over" he said, s'and I have struck
scheme that will save you SO. How
much did you pay for this pump. etc. ?"
''Ninety dollars,.7 said in something
Of quandary.
"Well," he said earnestly, "you give
me SIS to go home, and then you set a
man who knows how to put this tHing