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Our Religious and Theological Cor
respondenCc.

We continue TO receive great volume
Of correspondence on the subjects OF re-
ligion and theology. but very little OF II,
comparatively. pres ents anything Iusufying
its publication in THE Sun, Usually these
many letters go over ground already trav-
erscd by past correspondents, pursuing
paths beaten hard by them
We cannot afford to give space 20 argu-
ment in circle. IL Is tireenme TO Us and
20 everybody else. As the very question
az issue at this time Is the authority and
authenticity Of the Scriptures rs Divine
Inspiration. the habit OF 80 many Of our
correspondents OF quoting from the Bible
to sustain their arguments. as II nothing
more was necessary. Ia merely begging
the question az raised by their opponents
The inspiration Of the Bible is dogma and
IL must be accepted or rejected according
as the dogmatio authority proclaunIng 1t
Is regarded. 1t is idle. therefore for people
10 argue about the Bible or TO assume 10
draw from it Divine support for their argu-
ments If they differ as 10 that premise.
Practically large and very distinguished
school of theologians and Biblical scholars
now reject the dogma OF inspiration and
accord TO the Scriptures merely human
authorship only. with consequent falllbiAty
and imperfection. The old Protestant
view, as expressed in the Westminster
Confession. was that the entire perieo-
ton Of the Bible doth abundantly evi-
dence il TO be tho Word OF Con" This
Christian scholarship. however, denies
that perfection. and thus gives liberty 20
every man to crItic!se the Scriptures as
human documents SIMPLY.
OF course all argument on the subject
is wasted 80 long as there Is disagreement
as to this matter. Tie critic Of the Bible
"a human literature gives no respect TO
texts cited as Divine support for tho argu-
ment Of a believer in tho dogma OF inspira-
ton; and a. the two can get Onno common
ground discussion between them comes 20
nothing and we cannot surrender the col
umns Of The Sun for such Useless con-
troversy.
First Of all the question of the authority
Of the Scriptures must hc settled. and until
II Il settled In the minds Of th"olugians
the present theological revolution will
continue. Talk about revising the West
minister Confession 10 get rid of certain
doctrines uniashionablc al the moment,
for example, Il pure waste OF words,
so long as pulpits and theological semi
naries ordained and organized 10 preach
It's doctrines "a infalibie truth make fall
lible tho Biblical authority which il tho
sole source Of the whole body Of doctrine.
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Through the Smok g q.

The animated discussion which il going
on in the columns of IIE SIN in regard To
the merits AMI dement's Of tobacco shows
how dear and how dcte-ted Is that often
countcr-bla,ted weed. lis lovers love II
better than Sir WALTER RALEIuH did, and
its hater, hate it worse than did the Scot
tsh SOLOMON. There are persons oI
course, in whom the odOr of II produces
strong physical disgust, just as there are
other persons who cannot abide cats or
cheese But these sensitive souls are
probably few in number. Tire tobacco
habit, whether It iu-tlfleS the enthusiasm
of its dcvutcc- or the wrath of lts enemies.
is no more likely TO be eraiiCat"i than
human nature is The only thing for sem
sible folk. he they for or against smoking,
Il to arrange a modUs rtrerdl and 10 max"
mutual concessions our tobacco-lovlng
correspondents have as rule been tenn
perate and fair. They see that most Of
the abuses complained Of by the anti
tobacco people are simply instances oi
bad manners. OF want of consideration
for others or of personal aversion to water,
soap and clean clothes.
The fellow who carries a lighted cigar
into car l. a. offensive To civilized smokers
a. he Is to non-smokcrs. There are rules
against him and they should be enforced.
The man who i stepped in and saturated
with the odor Of stale tobacco should re-
solve not to be filthy -till. The man who
smokes a Wheeling and malodorous pipe
or a mephitic cigar should be pited rather
than condemned He would do better II
he could afford II; and the world Is so fun
of graveolent tobacco. Pray you. reform
il all altogether. MAY the hearts Of all
manufacturers OF tobacco and cigars ba
softened, and odOrs sweeter than incense
be waited from every pipe and cigar until
even the nose of the tobacco hater shall
be ticked graciously. Perhaps some great
chemist will yet discover some treatment
for rank cigar that will make II a. precious
a. a Perfecto ought TO be.
And now a. to the cigar in the household.
We have known many smokers TO cease
smoking at marriage. giving up an Idol for
a divinity: but we have seldom heard Of
man who began to smoke after marriage.
A smoking husband, II there bc any good
In him. is securely anchored at hom" Make
him comfortable there and il will be hard
work TO lure him out. Let his wifi" he wise
and humor. not fret him. Women,
said a cynic. are OF so ingraincl andin-
nate Jealousy Of disposition that they are
even Jealous Of the cigar Of the man they
love" He was a liar, probably, But let
us have that modus r,roudi. Give the
smoking husband his den, if you viii,
Madam; but you will be wiser 20 be with
him in his hour Of ease, And II the hulk
ing, selfish, generous, partly unlntellielble
fellow does smoke abominable cigars, ten
to one il j. because he IS saving money to
buy you something handsome for Easter
The primary. secondary and tertiary in
stinct of man, bar a few saint, and ascerics.
Is 10 be comfortable A cigar or pipe
being part Of the scheme Of comfort Of "A
great many men. let it be accepted by
their wives.
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AMERICAN GEOGRAPHTCAL sOCTKTy
Invite. Membership and Help to Enlarge u,
Cssfuiness.


The object. ~ The American GcoGrnrhic,l Society
A.. The collection. d i'cusSion and GI"Gslon ~ geo.
g-aph,ral Information; the promotion q the eNplora
ton ~ our territory and % the survey end pr,seVa
U,n - our h,rhnrs ihr establishment n ~. ~ -
rn,-iilre city of the Talon ~ place where viii he
afforded The mean. ~ obtaining accu ate information
o' every p.rt ~ ne gohe md the registration ard
c,re' rcrrt of discoveries and studies IN ge'gra?N-
an Tie Violated sciences.
The society vas founded IN 1859 On. ~ tu,
twelve 1r'at societies nj thaitm,, Il now exchanges
#. indications with the. bundled scientific assp
cations scattered throughout M world.
rhs society has o..tsr'Nu tE- hoYSe. M. n West
7rcav 0 ltl street. "a vA ch It has been lodged fnr
r1rc than tpeuty years. ! handsome rrsprnuf
holding u.s. NOW bong erected In West Elrrtv or.,
street. oppu," Manhattan square. This VIII H''u'd
rc,'cc, ,,ra,.i, 20 the uhrarv - $4,000 volumes -
one o' ,r- fr. r- geographical Libraries Z tac world
-the :; .,n> - uAp, Aai cEartS ana the collection
of aa,ss 'tue ,i-eptH. S-ycnirrth naI eIsa'rcnth
cont .-r, ua, lu TIE mp rooms, and will sls1 y--
vide amp. acr,uu l3at.on f1f reS 'crs and students
IINyr.l.,.. mon o' science, and others properly
accredited A." welcomed et the r,7nS ~ the society
aqt t.,,I, o'r,r! the use " the library ana can-c
tom,
ln.r s1-~t, e., nov frc~ from d"h, md pas,.,sss
rr.ps-iy uuc. uas oi late been ,'sas.'y growing
H. v.'g".
II ao,.-rI O. a.',o 'a- ru'us-- ~ T,'ous on rar
~. IN u.d.- . ,'.'rr'aeG ant extend TIE rfn'ur"
49, trc lS-f.. 81, ~ i.r 'r'v
y, ,-e-'aI qualification .r fellowship Us r'sgrcf
OF. ris. Interest .. tr ,0.rt' ~ ".0 'cd-" ara tIc
advancement or ,r.,.rr rfA, ar'us' dues arc SIut
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sented the forty counties. more or less,
which had refused to sccede, and claimed
TO represent the whole state; and In May
1852, it formally recorded Virginias con-
sent TO the erection OF the new state within
the Jurisdiction of a State Of the Union.
The Dispatch will likewise recall the cir
cumstance that even after the war old
Virginia began In the supreme Court oi
the United States suit for the restoration
to her OF two counties east Of the noun
tains. namely Jefferson and Berkeley ana
this WIS decided in favor OF West Virginia
in 1871.
The Constltutionaliy OF the erection
of West Virginia has therefore been passed
upon by the ultimate tribunal Of intcrpre'a-
tion. and is hardly worth di-cu~,lns now
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The Birth of West Virginia.

In the last hours Of the session Congress
passed tie Joint resolution ratiy!ng the
agreement between Tennessee AMI Viz
ginia as to the boundary line al Bristol.
The President approved the resolution.
md hcnceforth the northern half II the
main street in that city will belong to Vir-
ginia, and the southern half to Tennessee
II thera happens to be a two-track trolley
or hor-c-Car line in the middle Of the street,
the State boundary will run midway be-
tween the two inside rails. II will not he
difficult of location by citizens desiring to
pass from Virginia into Tennessee. or from
Tennessee into Virginia
our esteemed contemporary. the Rich
noud Dispatch, appears TO agree with our
former remarks on the Constitutional
propriety of the course which has been
pursued in the readiustmont of the Viz
ginia-Tenncssee frontier. and adds
-R4t what about IL, erection - W,., virginia
into A STAT 10 gross violation ui both iAc mind .
and the provision"
Tho principle referred to here + that
of Federal supervision plus State consent.
in cases of change in State boundaries.
The provision j., in Section 3 Of Article ".
OF the Constitution:
-Nnn-,, STATE sIag 20 la'r,sr or ,,-r' q within
,.c 'l.>lcloa 81 aIy o'lrr S,.., uor ,'. stat, D.,
formed rs the ..uc;!Iu Z wo rirrr state ~ .a-'>
n states thou. a." ruus'rt OF tl' l',...'..ss of
TIC states concerned a. nen 1s o' N. ,.urfr, ..'
We suppose that TIA" question Of our
esteemed contemporary refers 10 the cir
cum-tauco that Wet Virginia va, organ
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Chinese Cath oiio Martyrs.
From the Epbiet.


Some touching details are given by various
Chinese missionaries IN the Missions Catho-
hq,es Of Lyons Of the heroic constancy OF the
native Catholics under torture and martyr
dom during the recent persecution. The
catechi-t Of Lien chow. after being scourged
and offered the choice Of apostasy or death.
thus repliedi "Four-and-siYty years have
served the Lord OF Heaven. At any age
apostasy is cowardioe. but IN my case II you'd
tians how 70 die DO with me what YOU will.
but know that will never apostatizel' Two
Christian girls followed his example. and al
died with heroic fortitude. At Tsing-ho.
in southeast Chill, n Christian OF sl-kao-
Chang was captured by the Big Knives,
and invited TO apostati1e. I VIII not apos-
tatilo.". was lis re1y. and you may not orly
Every portion, II You should ask IL. would
answer that 1T was Christlan' He was at
once put TO death.
fi'aug or manager OF his village. was arrested
and summoned before the mandarin, Be
fore leaving he threw himself on his knees
before his aged mother TO bid her last fare
thou diest for the faith. God VII take care ot
US: do not trouble about me or thy chndrerI
II gq aeqe., ssS Toy 6r iq'a mn ioH WIN aS Soshef ansss
he rrrlird, he at ease: toy Gods grace VT!
never aposteti2e.- on his being summoned
To- deny his faith. and refusing TO do so the
mandarin ordered him 10 he bastinadoed
til he lost consciousness. On his coming to
himself, the mandarin again offered him the
same choice. with the same result and the
same cruel punishment. lie was then huns
up in "A wooden cage. upon which he said 90
Tie JUDGE When shall be no longer able q
speak on account Of the pain. and you sea
NV lips moving DON'T think am pronouncins
the words of apostasy. they will be prayers
A few minutes later his features altered. he
was cut down and found 10 be already dead
Are those not scenes worthy OF the days OF
the early Chr!stiansl
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as 1t was patriotic, and the position which
he took with reference to Hawaii has been


he took with reference to Hawaii has been
justified by the event. There Is no doubt
that he deserved the denomination which
he got, and If he failed of reelection the
failure was due partly TO labor troubles for
which he was not responsible, and partly
to widespread lukewarmness on the part
Of professional politicians In his own party.
II was said of BENJAMIN HARRISON, rs II
had been said Of j q. ADAMS, that his
manners lacked the magnetism with which
some statesmen have been credited; that
they were marked by certain austerity.
not to say frigidty It was, doubtless,
true Of both these Presidents that they
sometimes found it hard 10 reconcile the
claims Of eager ofilceseekers with their
conception of public duty. and that they
sturdly refused To subordinate tho one
to the other Even those disappointed
wirepullers. however. who had most cause
to complain Of Gen. HARR1soN's In
tractabilly would admit with reluctant
admiration the rectitude Of the principles
by which his official course was shaped
When Gen. HARRISON laid down the
functions of the Federal Executive he
seemed likely long To ENJOY the uhs'lh'ed
esteem AMI confidence with which his
countrymcn regarded him For an cN-
President Of his acknowledged professional
ability and impressive elevation OF chafac-
ter there wer" still opportunities OF large
usefulness lie has remained in the public
eye, first as counsel for Venezuela in the
boundary dispute referred to the Paris
court Of arbitration. and, again. rs one OF
the American members Of the permanent
tribunal established by the Pence Con-
ference at The Hague. Whatever may be
thought Of some of his views concerning
certain pending questions, no doubt is pos
siblo regarding the motives which led him
TO express them No more genuine Ameri-
can, no more devoted lover of his country
men, has lived in these latter days Ben
JAMIS HARRISON was n brave man, good
man and patriot AZ such. Il" added
llstre TO the nam. which lie inherited.
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them Doors. or how can. laws be enforced

In homes Rule are made f3r street cars.
srnt'd qP - WIZ WSS S0@S @ScT SET1 aSforaed d. La"
sumner | wa several times Sprriy di'trcSsru
with smokers In front and I9m"tlmc> bS7iuo
me, bit meyer ~lw them Cd! lcd % order ,N-
Cppt Ina a few Ca-r- by gentlemen VINO Jaw
mt -ufcfngS \ woman Wh" rrt' mo uIr
os the back seats will alWal, nnu ,"ihr nii'I
throw AWAY their cigars HlNRi .lr'l
have no right to such consideration II ! gr'
In the wrong place We should mage con-
Ce.-lon- IL wc expect to get ani amH a,3N Ir,
Il ference OF taste and We VIII get more con-
-deration hAlHtHlNL'
New YORK. March ~.
To rHg EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir' in
dor.e every word "a Woman on Tobacco"
writes to The SrS uf March y, and NOR"
besides | have suffered misery during
my married life on account Of tobacco, but
II ha. never done any good to say anything
about it. NJ experience Is that when a man
is in the habit OF smoking. he does so when-
ever he feels like IL. and does not care whether
the women folks lie IL or not In the early
years of my married life | was glad to have
my husband stay with me evenings al hohe'
hut after n time | was glad when lie went
out to spend lis evenings, Tor there WIS
plenty enough Of tho tobacco smoke lei
in his clothes, when he came home 70 seen,
tho whole house, and MS hf"ath-N"!I' ~
ha- many a time seemed to me that positively
could not stay in the room with him. ANA
then. after an evening inClncraton oi to-
haoco In the house. to go to your sleeping room
and Nnd II smelling Ike n harr"nn, and the
tobacco stencil all through everything thtf.
so ypu cannot got To- sleep on breathe IL and
Won taste IL in -pitc Of whatever YOU may 90
10 rid Yourself Of IL. in fact YOU can 40 h"th-
Ing but Swsl ow It, aud also your chnsIln
And then also. at meal, 10 have to eit near a
sm ,ker Il enough 70 turn ones stomach IN
side Out--at least. this Ia nv experience, par
ticularlv after Ids smoking "a PIPE WHY,
Yesterday | saw n respectable man coming
homo from church With III, wife and a pipe
In hIa mouth
II there Is SO much comfort anl pleasure
in smokiny to man. why does he not try
,o have II : vife smoke, too | do not know
n Il would be am worse for her thar for bin
fit has such a soothing and ben"tri7. v""rt
does not she need it aS much a. 'e, what
with the pcrpkeNitie- ~ bringing w. fhwnN
Of children. the meals 10 prepare, N" Washing
and ironing and the housekeeping IN general
all depending on her But have not yet seen
tho man ~ ho wants his wifi" 20 smoke, So there
Ia some more OF his sclfshNess NbIbEAt.
NEW YORK, March IL.
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city Money.

Our municipal Legislature is at present
the object Of much indignation on account
of the obstinacy with which 1t refuses 10
authorize the expenditure of public money
for various worthy and important projects.
1t is proposed on sevcra! sides that the
Aldermen be deprived of their power to
supervise appropriations.
We are not particularly interested In
the City Fathers, but it would be a great
mistak to make the appropriation OF money
ea -ier than il is. 1t is much better to have
that function too difficult than too easy.
At present. In the case OF unreasonable
opposition 10 appropriations, something
essentially tran-itory in its nature. funds
oan be obtained through the courts for any
scheme important enough to warrant resort
TO that authority. In til, respect therefore
things are very wei! a. hey are.
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Warranted to Cure Smallp por.

Fran the stockton RCrdI!
herewith append a recipe which hs. been
used e. my knowledge In hundreds Of cases
l. VIII rrnvent or cure the smallpox though
the Jittrss are fllins When Jenncr dis.
covered oowpoX IN ENGLAND the world OF
,,.,lG, hurled IN ayalGuohe ~ fame upon
h- h,Ul, bat b y tn" :sp-t scientific schou
II me. lIo IN th" world-u uat q Pars.
plhli-hed this recipe a. a penac"a for small
i"s % PASSED Eulr"tcl II is urfalEug a.
IT." mn Cn.l lucr- In every instance II !.
lrrul.t- Wien taken by a wei ."r-0r u
Will ,.in scarlet fever Her" l. the rcc'r"
rs ] hlyc used it 30 cure smallpox Vh.u
learned phye. ..Iyus said VI" patient must ul"
II cured = lplr'" ~ y'uo. one grain. Y I
glove tligi'rNsi. ono grim. hllr a toa-poor-
fUl ~ wIf"r When thoroughly MIXED M !
four oN co. - " I',r. t t"a-rpuufUl Is Q dos"
li'h,r disc 49, Va 20 3D.. 0plIrIr 90 Twelve h0ui-
Nr a ,0|9, l'l"r doses according 90 tS"
n c0urirl.- would compel tu''r lhvsioiar'
- g-r 'U'- "a 70 would Dee no need u' posi-
lu4.... n t.. ,algr .'d,i," and experience
us" th.- iuT '.f' ',''li'r .l-rl.~
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Search for the Parents OF Bov Taken West
Iron RAndnlI's ISland.

TO THE LpIrOR oR THE Sun sir' would
like 20 get you to a.s.si me in nndIng ny parents
wed IN N,w York city IN either lsha, 'ss or isr7
rearA fc-ryboat In tenement house basement. Ny
fathers nAulc was ThoS. Little my mothers name
was Mary Little They Ncre both Irish. WHEN |
was about ycar- OF age and my sister Mary Anne
l,lr were taken W o'' the street. suj taken 10 g.
Orphans Home frou there We were taken TO Ran
vooa's 'HaudaIs' Island and rom there We were
taken To Lawrence county, this State. have never
teen able t. hear frou my parents and ! thought |
would ak you 10 put an inquiry In your paper. Ny
father vss a lahorinr man.
CHARLES HENRY LITTLE
GREFNChSTIF, Ind, March II.
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The passage OF the act providing a Nation al
Standardizlng Bureau IL an important stop
in tho development OF our manufactures
along the most modern lines The new
bureau. which is to be very much larger than
the Office Of STANDARD Weights and Measures.
which il supplants, is to have tho custody
Of tho standards" and 70 be charged with
the comparison Of the standards used IN
scientific Investigations, commerce and edu-
catipual Institutions with the standards
adopted or recognized by the Government;
rho construction when necessary Of stand
ards. their multiples and suhdivtsion. the
testing and calihration of standard rncnsur-
ing apparatus; tho solution Of problems
which arise in connection with standards:
tho determination Of physical constants. and
the properties OF materials when slch data
are Of grc1t importance 70 scientific or manu-
featuring interests and are rot 20 he obtained
Of sufficient accuracy elsewhere" The I'm
rortance and tho use of the new bureau arc
indicated by the fact that. though the United
states leads the world IN electrical work.
there is no authoritative standard o' cleo
trical measuremer's in this country In
recourse must he had 10 foreign bureaus for
standards. which. though accepted in rrac-
',ca, nre without lrGql valu" ~ this coun'rv
The rev hureau will change this In time; and
tts establishment will mako our Industries
rctter able to compete with those of other
lands saving tine and money to our manu-
facturers and helping students and scientific
mon no well
The sun., 1901-03-14

This adjournment OF tho Delaware Les siat-
urc. a body of fftv-two members. and the
smallest state Legislature with tho exec. tion
Of Nevada, which has forty-eight members.
after having withstood the pressure Of Ap-
DICKS, shows that small legislative bodies
may bs proof against pecuniary corruption
as wei a. larger ones Heretofore the claim
ha, genera ally bsen made that -snall Lesis-
la' res are easy 70 handle" Nevada, with
a Legislature OF -. has q population Of but
42UID while Delaware. with 50 members. has
Isl. 900 The Georgia Legislature has NOM
borshlp OF 1888. Maine ls2. that OF Connec-
tiout ga Mississippi is. New Hampshire S2i.
Massachuse,ts $50. and Vermont as. In
most Of those States. moro particularly those
OF New England, tho retention Of large lesis-
latIve membership Is due % Constitutions
restriction that each to township. deserted or
decadent. is entitled to at least one repre-
sentative
The sun., 1901-03-14

To the EDITOR or TuE SuN Sir: before
the communication Of your woman Corrp-
spondcnt Blank" dated March !. shall have
become forgotten | wish to add the indor-e-
in"nt ~ ono of the opposite sex To oin-
yiuchility ~ her argument, against the
use Of tobacco by hg-blnd or lover, viz:
First because In such case his breath be-
comes SO saturated with nicotine "a to slcken
and outrage the delicate senses OF wife and
sweetheart
Sccond-Bccause this instructive and ir-
rcslstihle rrvul-ion becomes only too often
the entering Vrdr" Of an alienation, possibly
ending IN separation. If not divorce
| think II j. safe to assume That the indul-
gcncc of any abnormal appetite that Is a
cuUsrof pain or disgust 90 another Is one
that every man claiming to III" 'ust, con-
s!drratr, polite or humane should never
allow himself
Thus We can surely conclude that one Of
The strongest reasons that can ho urged
against tho uSo Of tobacco T. that its nature
D., to paralyIc uT douden those Tn" ConSid"ra-
tiun- for the happiness OF others that dii-
fcr"niiutc tho man Of civilization from the
savage, tho saint from TIE sinner and the
AuWn n from th" brute HEEKI MACK
DOENA fAHNi-ON-llJDsuS. Cdtskll Station.
y y March II
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TOBlCCO.
A Discussion Raging Hot Around the Very
Uearthstone

To THE Enron ur THE SrN-Sr. TnE
SuN il doing the public a benefit by pnhlish-
irg its readers idrd. On the smoking habit.
They are interesting and instructive.
II may add the humble advice of one who
was an inyctoratc smqE"r / would say 70
the husbands. | 80 common sense, don't
pun your smoke IN peoples !gnr-, AMI If
Your vif" objects Ia th" -Wrll oi tobacco
smoke in the house. -wuk" IN your don, with
the WIudoN- open, or 20 oUi doors Tor short
walk Ncycr allow yuur young children 10
breathe smoke, tor IT, "'c.t GA 'h"ir O"llrtt"
lungs - known 10 be- injurious fp Va" entire
system ! know from experience the to-
bHuCo habit - hard tu give ~ auI unle-- you
have a Cuuutrr-dttractiUn, such ~ music,
either Instrumental or vocal, hicy"l" riding
or other outdoor sport, the chances are YOU
don't succeed
would say 20 the " ives. II your husband
i musical and likes TO sing, have the piano
opened right after -upU"r and get him tn-
torcStsd. hr will soon tlnd his voice imprOv-
iuS by not smoking and gradually let tobacco
alone
This question seems to me 10 he clearly
n contest between women and tobacco, which
one j. 10 be- th" master, and am sure our
women VIII get there some way, min" dld
NEW lUEk. March II BENLDICr
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PARis-KioSque So i2 rcar Grand Hotel nho
Kiosaue No. 10. boulevard dss Caplcnes