Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-12
Dr. Brown Delivers Forceiul Lee
ture at Barratt Hall on the
Growing Evil
HABIT MAKES DRUNKARDS.
Best Business Houses Will Not Employ
Men and Boys Who Smoke These
Coffin Nails"

evils of cigarette smoking. The Ice
turer was DR.. WINS Brown Of Chicago,
and for an hour and n hair he held the
strict attention OF both old and young
At least 10 per cent OF those In attend
ance were women and girls and OF the
males present It is safe to cay that few
were Of the class that induge IN the
use OF the deadly weed, There WAS
general regret that the house was not
filled with those who daily manufac-
ture those harmless looblng little things
made OF chnG and tissue paper but
which have not Improperly been given
the name OF "conln nails As is near
ly always the case, those who needed
thrashng were not th,re TO be thrash
cd. But all teachers hope that the earn
est words OF Dr. Brown last night win
be repeated in the ears Of those who
most need them. BY everyone who was
present at the meeting.
Before the lecture began, the audience
was given rare treat in the musical
selections OF Professors Mcclellan and
Weihe. Those who have heard these
two masters Of music IN the exquisite
Fantasle from Faust" need not be
told that those who listened last eve
ming were more than charmed In re-
sponge 20 prolonged ana hearty APP
plause, an encore was responded TO-
DIR. BROWNS LECTURE.
DIR. Brown proved TO be very pleas
ing speaker. lie has a fund OF anee-
dole, which he uses TO good adyan-
tage In holding the interest OF the little
folks who might be restless or mat
tonuve.
The doctor quoted Judge Of the SUI
preme court Of the United states as de-
olarlng that the cigarette habit Is do
ing more harm than the saloon Ine
speaker believed this statement TO be
true. Boys OF tender years are not 80
much tempted by drink as they are by
The smoking habits OF their companions,
and then there are certain restrictions
that more or less keep the young away
from drinking places, The cigarette
prepares the boy for drunkenness with
all It's attendant evils. Judge m
Now York told the speaker thar out OF
30 cases brought before him 50 were
confirmed cigarette smokers
II had been proved that IL large per
cent OF the inmates OF prisons ana
houses Of correction throughout inc
country were cigarette Aends Every
how inmate OF the Industrial school Mt
ogden had confessed 90 Mr.. Brown that
he had been user Of tobacco,
The doctor said that the cigarette
habit dld not conhne itself 10 the boy
OF lowly station neither 10 the one who
has no proper training, but II enters the
home Of the BfGuent and IL rractised by
many sons OF parents whose example
and precept are " the best
Many cases were cited OF large firms
and corporations throughout the coun-
try who absolutely refuse 10 employ
anyone addicted 20 tho use Of cigarettes,
ard the boys were admonIshed that n
they wopd secure positions OF honor
and em0ulment I'm HE, they must alb.
stain from the use OF those things that
unfit them for the higher and nobler
stations II has become the fashion
lust as naturally as women adopt the
prevailing STYLES. II becomes necessary
10 agltate the evils Of using tobacco
until II shall be considered unpopular
by the majority and then the battle
will be speedily won. DR. Brown strong
~ advocated the formation Of antl-ci-
garette clubs IN the schools and
churches. and cited cases where much
good had been accomplished among
such associations.
The lax manner In which the law
against the sale to and usn OF tobacco
by minors was enforced was comments
ed upon by the speaker Every clti-
zen he said had the authority to arr
rest any boy under rs years 81 nge who
was found with tobacco upon HIS per-
son lie asked any I'm the audience
who had made such nm arrest to stand
up only one man responded.
DR. Brown urged that probationary
officers be appointed whose duty II
shall be 10 look after boys md girls
who are considered NJ Buhiccts for tho
reform school Those officers could
WELD a mighty influence over their
wards and could prevent many % one
from having 10 bear the stigma ot hav-
ing been ia the roformotory
WHAT THE GIRLS COULD 30,
Young ladies' who persisted IN keeping
company with boys addicted TO the
use OF tobacco also received
some attention from the doctor
lie declared that "a llttc Armnoss on
The part of the rlrla would break
UP the cigarette habit with many
beau,
when the speaker declared forcefuuy
aud euphatlcally that not tho boy who
bought tho tobacco, but the wretch
who sold It TO him. knowing full well
that Il would debauch % young soul.
should be sent behind the bars. he was
greeted with hearty round of Rp-
plause
Superintendent chrIatcuson of the
city schools, was chairman of the meet
Ing, and called for vote of thanks to
Or Brown for the splendid tank he had
given. a hearty response was given
by the audience.