Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-06

ural thirst which lien Is atttJng In !
ducement TO resort 10 alcoholic drinks.
Yet above this il the inc5niroveSiible |
act that habits ATE gregal Ia their M.
,ure. They il1ck togotheras naturally |
IA do sheep. The tuUAco1 babit gath
ofs 10 others Of lie own immoral Kind
aud within the person who submits to
it there Ia soon an aggregation OF vices,
unless there intcristos strong re.
rirainlng influence TO keep the tend
urcy In check. The man who loses
his sell contt1l TO tobacco II not long
10 aajciating with ~ other vices,
either openly or In secret
There /. no denyiug the siateme ut
that tobacco leads away from good
company. The BOY or man who smokes
OF chews does not seek holy surrounds.
ings to Indulge In the practice. lto
does not invoke the sacred itill.
onces Of prayer Or Of divine worah ~ TO
uphold him In his conduct. His ute
Of tn narcotic carries him away from
the family circle and from the assocls-
tlons Of virtue and honorable man
hood. Instead Of seeking enrolling
putsuils and companiouships, lie drifts
TO that society where pfoianity nnd
obsceniiy hold high carnival.
In respect 10 morals, there is no dis.
putting that the PATHS Of the user and
nOn.user Of tho nuxi1us drug lead to
destinations iar ape /. This may 10
learned, aside from al other evidence,
by noting the aimuls fact that tobacco
Ia often excluded from The society OF
the vlttuous, but never from corrupt
society. The devjtee OF that habit
which, from Tia evil nature, Ia oOu.
denied by the pure amt the good, is
welcomed by all ranks Of the opposite
class. AZ DR.. Gibboui tersely state
W. "The young man who takes IN
his mouth n cigar or pipe turns his
back forthwith on the sanctuary OF
home anu on tho temple Of religion,
and sets his incs toward the saloon,
tho ballroom, the grog-sbOp, the gam
bling.house, the brothel. Tho path VI
abstinence has In the direction OF
sobrieiy, domestic enjoyment, chastity
aud religion tie path OF indulgence 10
iilene'S, tipping, profanity ana llcen.
li1usnesS." Tho Journey Il not made
by Ahlugle stop; frequently, progress
is by almost imperoeplitls stages.
The moral aspeeI OF tho tobacco
haDit affords ono Of the strongest
reaso 10 for oontending against IT, This
IL the basis Of autigonism 10 II evol
among IT. Victims, 10 many OF whom
wish they had strength to break its
chains. They know, when by thorough
investigation or experience they ~.
certain tho truth, that Of that "lriple
alliance Of vloe-iobnceo, strong dtlpk
and profanity" It Is by no means the
least potent for the destruction Of good
morals. Having no inclination to
virtue In itself, IL tendency Ia to dis.
regard virtue. often Il IL the melting
Gauss that leads 10 the other OWLS
named, and makes Of their victim n
hopeless slave.
1t has been said that habits are
gTegafiuuf-"buds Of feather flock
together" This being true u bad
habits also 10 true II good habit,. 51,by
a training which enables person TO
overcome one temltNuou there Il i'm.
bibed strength ami inclinRliIa 10
resist oibpr. A course OF msu.
ly indopendercs that will quail.
iiy n young man Tcs1,iy
10 recognize ali avoid the insliiOus
ir tluonces u tobacco also gives ability
~ turn from oihers Of like character.
AZ "evil bsge,s evil" tue use OF the
weed must follow It's nature; nHd by
the associate rule that 'gooi cloaves
unto gooi, !" absteption from such use
necessarily reaches to q higher aud
noblet plane, and is conducive Of gen
eral morality In the avenues Of life.
! Itiaa moral duty that every young
man owes TO himself to preserve his
mind and body In purity aud health.
This obligation resting upon every boy
, and man IL no lees responsibility
; upon every parent, every teacher, aud
every leader Of humanity. In lite nS.
! ture the body presents no craving Tor
; tobacco, the weed Is rev0lting to the
. natural appetite, aud aversion to It II
. stamped by the Creator upon eVery
e human palate, The mental forces thSt
o are assailoi, benumbed and banlshed
4 from the human system by It's uso
o proclaim Gsalnsl tho usurpation. And
{ the proIesiat,1us OF mental vigor and
D physical strength receive iullsympathy
! and supper, from natures moral law
, which inyuighs on every lde sgsins
4 the tobacco haOit.
Z TnsI the Indulgence IN this hGbi
5 which works ruin physcslly, mental
e ~ and morally also extends ~ harm
j. tul Influences beyond time aud roachsi
r. into eternity, Is a principle OF truth al
+, clear A. the light Of the MONDAY sur
3, upon u clouiIess day; for rs surely a.
every cause produces a kindred ehscl
o DO the works OF man perform Sn in
b. portant part Ia determining his con
Il dillon heTesttCr. Hence every n0blI
4 aspiration In NE, every exalted hop
q In time or eternity, pleads with phrsn
q ami child, man and W man, y0uul