The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-24

member Of the family. was that taken tn to
try myself when boy.
Not having come from tobacco strain Of
people, the weed got me down
MY first experience was with chewing.
A German who worked on the Indiana
homestead lost hts tobacco box. It fell in
my pathway Of life to find 1t.
Being OF an investigating turn OF mind, I
| turned It over and investigated It. II con-
tained very strong black zine cut"
Being ambitious to gain experience and
| taste the luxuries OF HE as I went along,
I filed my mouth and walked out behind
| the barn to do some tasting.
After chewing vigorously for reasonable
period, leaned up against the barn IN Q
comfortable position to enjoy my experience
and wait for anticipated pleasure.
In short time. greatly to my surprise, tho
barn seemed to be moving on its foundation
I started to stand UP, and the earth
seemed going the wrong way. Everything
was in whirl and I was whirling with It.
Experience came like q cyclone; the effects
Of chewing were in full operation.
When the barn came whirling around for
| the last time, with difficulty I managed To
crawl under It.
In a short time was surrounded BY 4
herd Of swine that seemed to think 1 was
calling to feed them. Fearing they might take
entirely, an effort was made to get to the
house. My legs were like two wet strings.
They seemed all Joints, unusually timber,
An outbuilding was reached; there my sx-
perience overcame me again.
The dinner bell rang. There was lone
vacant chair" They missed me Eat home. I"
Where is BuddT' No one knew. After
ciligent search, the lost was found-neyer
was 80 white before or SINCE and never want
to be again. -
My condition was % strange and violent
It was pronounced cholera. Questions without
number were asked as to what I had been
drinking and eating-not question about
chewing. Where, and how felt when frat
taken.
My head was packed in cold cloths, a mus
tard plaster was put on my stomach and 4
hot fat iron to my feet
Every few minutes sure symptoms Of
cholera would appear in the shape Of retchins
and general collapse
The contents Of my stomach not showing Il
was from eating made the symptoms all the
| more alarming.
When the final diagnosis was made, It was
decided that had swallowed when I should
have expectorated
That I had overlooked the Importance of
splitting when chewing strict attention has
been paid to this ever since and chewing care
fully avoided.
Those who claimed to know said, Tobacco
only makes you sick once; after that you
love It,"
Upon the strength Of this supposed valua-
BILE information smoking was tried My duty
on the Indiana farm was to 80 after the COWS
and milk. On this occasion they were
mile away in the woods; it was a warm sum-
mer evening.
Not wishing to have 1t said one chew of
tobacco got me down and kept me there, a
clay pipe was filled good and solid, and as
sailed away On a horse stream Of smoke
relied behind me like chimney on fire.
When the woods were reached the trees
seemed to be walking around with the COWS.
l tied my horse to one OF the moving
trees and lay down ON the ground. But T.
seemed as though was going right on, and
as though the caPth Had taken up the Pipe
and gone to smoking
70
MY symptoms were aho-e OF another attack
of cholera. 81 !"
One COW was pafaly 4filsed. the balance had
to be left e,t,
My second e7pesi me ca &c 80 S, ddsnll
that forget to i-i1s, tie oalse Of It, and