Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-16

cigarette orders is whether smoking
or chewing ls most Objectionable and In
furious Replying 90 Inquiries on the
subject. the Chicago American says.
"Ot two aImy habits. chewing Is
probably the worse
"The man who chews tobacco looks
and ls dirty ON the other hand. 70
may Boz said FOR him that he keeps bis
unpleasant habits tO some extent Go
himself unlike the individual who
smokes nIthy cigarettes Tie does not
blow the lmUeftIuent smoke into the
fnces off others. We are inclined 10 de-
eide that the man who Chpws tobacco
is more offensive t0 himself, the man
who smokes tobacco is more offensive
Co others
The Objectionable comparison BE- well
put. IN the foregoing. while the relative
uuhealthfulucss De- summed up in the
following.
I'VE are inclined 10 say that chewing
filthy and revolving as The habit IL,
probably does less actual HARM
"rho man who chows puts the poison
into bis stomach. the man who smokes
puts the poison into his lungs.
Nicotine and other pols0ns intro
duCod into the digestive apparatus are
eliminated 90 great extent by the wise
fOrOthought Of nature.
Mature probably said 10 herself
when she made man with hls stomach
This hall baked animal Will put into
the stomach almost anything he gets
hts hands on. and | must arrange for
90 D. Ga. Cd |.H
strain
but no similar provision was made
90 offset the poisoning OF the lungs.
Nicotine deposited ln the lungs stays
there. destroys The lung tissue. affects
the heart directly prOlispOses to- con
sumption and inevitably shortcns life
In ninety per cent of cases.
Now for the remedy. According to
the Chicago editors view. Il Ia not TO be
found IN any argument as 20 the UNI
healthmlness or the Objectionable
character OF the practices, to the per-
son who INDUCES On them Il is a
sharp comment on man that reasoning
with him wilfaot cause him 20 turn
from the habits, but 20 a large extent
it IS justified. The notions and likes
or disllkes OF others are credited By the
American as Of greater potency than
any force of reason. when 1t says:
Tobacco chewing has nearly died out
among civilized human beings simply
because 10 has been discouraged by the
disappr0batl0n Of women and the con-
tempt OF men.
ri women would kindly look upon
cigarette smokers with the same dis
favor that they hand out 10 the less
despicable tobacco chewers cigarette
smoking would soon be done away
with
"But fortunately. women, charming
ana altogether lovely ms they are,
share IN the weaknesses that attend the
undevplOped social condition. They Of
ten admire. instead Of discourage
the most foolish things that men do
AS others think Of us" That Is
what gives the backbone to quit or
continue n habit good or bad Men
and women who win stand In their own
practice. for that which their reason
saws ls right. and do 1t against the
opinions Of others and merely because
it Is right are not numerous. THE
truly brave are few" But when others
say nay. and fashion goes against a
thlng. reform follows
DO women "otten admire Instead of
discourage. the most foolish things that
men dog" II would seem so, FOR women
are foolish too sometimes. Then.
when men are foolish women have
most control over them hence 1t Is de-
sign 10 keep them so. But with sem
sible women It Is different They dis
courage vyonr- because 4 Is vfOns.
win cigarette smoking have 20 go9
Probably 70 O large extent Sensible
women dlsapprove Of It, and sensible
men. too. Then. with the cigarette
smoker out Of work he IS out OF money.
and gddy girls dsapprove Of that IL
the unemployment method continues
,bs combination win be too much. The
cigarette smoker win have none 20 ad-
mlre or encourage him but himself
and he hasn't the courage 20 continue