The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
EXPERIENCES or 4 SMOKER
smoking Miider and Nilder Tobacco the
Older He Grows and Less of 1t.

As a youngStcr IN the army thirty odd years
age said u smoker. i smoked plug tobacco and
liked 1t, used 10 cut Of ,h.n shavngs, across tho
layers from She end II the plug. and roll them
and cfunhl" them between the palms 81 the hands.
and then load up the cid pilc and smoke II took
powerful draft to get this tobacco started, but it
held fire well and made n good long smoke. and
after supper Of boiled rurh hard bread. and tin
cup coffee that. you see was what YOU might
call pretty solid food iu smoke un q pipe II cut
plug WAS delight but gracious E,uGncss'
c"uldE begin iu smoke that nov. q wipe like Tint
NJ" would knu,S me clean over hat | d. like to
tet Susu II lust such plpr ,u a ,ool nom
;;ns heior' htra"llaS. N tn open mr. when
happen 10 WALL behind man smoking one.
'lcpnilnucd sm King after ~ uut pt the army.
Sm"HinG a piIr - god deal hrt not plug tobacco
and coming finally t. smoking chiefly cigars.
and these rather strong and I came finally, too.
tp rely IN tobacco u,G deal 80 h-ar" me M in
my wnrN, and It Vas a great help and comfort
and could Dc better with u than without NJ hut
al last The tim cam" when u MAS just "a" ether
way, Mhrl ~ Ia No., Sumula' me hli when
freely used i'r fuel 'h9r,' didn't general" the
heat nor "I'"ri IA" stimulus NJ al, that y once
had u was ",'l q comfort h"' un longer . help
IN me ""tN and IN umr came tn bc a drawbacks
tr r"'Hri rather than 'utrniair my mental nprra-
uuuS II gave ~ little GLOW at the IcEy uutSci
hut tNal was snu lost ard the brain p, one might
say became - apEc aud ns,uC'h,r and 50 ."acrn
cam" o. h" w'rS" than NJ help. hlndranrr, a.
far aS work was concerned.
ON time WE" friend I'D mo - p friend ~
lis VIII" had been immensely benefited 10y nh.
staining from tobacco aud mao" up mf mind
tu ny that myself WAS sort | tUg Gown. and
half played out aud for two Years ami n half
| used NJ tobacco wha,,yor Do was hard work
to give II up but soon got used 10 hrlne without
H. and suun began To- feel better Hri had . better
tom" hr'"r nerve and better rrin generally.
two wears nm! half. It seemed tu sort II shake
cut Of ~" th' ,ross"i merry" ,rn"~, Hnd n tr'Shcn
ne, ani brighten me and strengthen me. II
was giving uAlHr' chance Hna NATURE t'SiH noed
ny giving mc h"rynnrN and power ~ resistance
long rrr!ol II Hr-'r,u nirW tobacco. Thought
m" around into good Nham again ana Then once
NOR" lo,h up smoking. That may seem foolish
p"rhHpS II wr~ hul that's what did
" lhHd ira cigars thclastut box from which
had been ~mnIuS when ! stopped and 81
7 hes an,itrnuou~ wore fraIlyri though only at
the beginning, 'uf the smoking NJ ,hc cigar before
| had got through with IT, prr,tv ncarly upset me
l3rt he nr>t cigar didn't uI,rl me that waN.
With that fen int lhr I'D habit 81 smoking readily
81 hard Is 1t T. give up The habit AMI 50 easy TO
"I'u, ! very soon found that fr my own com.
,"r' and welfare # Ncr" e. use tuhncco at all;
occupation hu, "upn'sr q man can wor, GS hard
WIN pen ~ hrrnn whNw'E When resumed
smoking tried Il a~ -Hwulaut Hi rk. but
very promptly found una' innt ""u'rn d" al al
1t gave II hrit and agreeable oxidation al Tho
"Y,TGi N4I %T Hri"T" "Hr ~ At a MAJ a'%HE E.
effect hrrf AMI urrunc, hUl 'nguruui "m",
ing while "l work Sr'rr 40" t,.' h"' '.m" H. do
| found that ~ lar O.. Was concerned con Mt
work ami smoke t,
would have lu,,G w.'j't !l' NOW fu' that
matter e. smoke all tie uU.. and -I.ukii - - \
tremendous r"rt froN, cnrr. aua an uIhfrr hut
nS found that IN my own 'asU. ,nu,.n. smoke
and work OF the same uw". $50 and later
that II wouldn't dc for wr tn Ilchl"-lE Is.
even uIi 90 working hours 'u'ut DRINK Il all,
my general health was .'ur'. urr"ut" 'Nr, il"ni.
and enjoyment ol food keen lul with al thl'
strength ond hrglth Wa ~s able 'n,u ever T.
stand tobacco. | have an .drH chat th,H MAS he
cause my good health made r.r iu ever! way
much moe, sensitive" hut anyhow, could stand
now less tobacco than ever. U',i inH. found my
self ali the time seeking Wlidrr r-aTr To Irt tho
maximum amount 81 rI.p, rt"rf ,'' ~ ,nbHucU
must use IT m mo 'rTaliGu ant ,hrl With W" nuy
consists IN two mild cigars sIgu,rI rrU'ivCIy
after dinner AT night L.. n"t Ir'f"'" iu say that
minor enjoyment II the day and de- enjoy tho
smoking ~ them nightly liui Il have sense
stup then II | smoke later ~ just before going
to hct am likely Ia lie HWah" iuf n So find,
under th"S" conditions, tranquility promoted, not
by the use 81 tobacco but by ahstcuuon from Il"