The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
NO 2.

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time. have no other restriction as
regards smoking. | do not know
Just when I began to smoke, only
know that it was in my father j litc-
time, aud that I was discreet, fIesi
passed from this life early Ia I847,
When l was just q shade past eleven;
ever since then I have smoked pub.
5licly. AS an example to others, and
not that 7 care for moderation iny. al
self, II has always been my rule
never to smoke when asleep, and
never to refrain when awake. II ~
q good rule. ! mean, for me; but
some OF you know quite well that X
wouldn't answer for everybody
that's trying to get to be seventy.
/ smoke in bed until / have toi -
to sleep; wake up in tho nigtt,
sometimes once, some times twice.
sometimes three times, and I never
waste vast an OF these opportunities to Il
smoke, This habit is so old and
dear and precious to me that IL
should break it Ishould feel as you,
sir, would feel If you should lose the
moral you've got (meaning the
chairman) il you've got one. am 4
making no charges. I will, grant,, 4
here. that 1have stopped smoking,
now and then, for few months 81 q
time, but il was not on principal, &,
it was only to show off; III was /. tos
pu!verize those critics who said III
was q slave to my habits and corld
mot break my bonds: :S
+ day tits all Of sixty years since
! began to smoke the limit. have
never bought cigars rith lie beltass.
around them. I early found thst
those we're too expensive for hi ]. I
have always bought cheap cigars g
reasonably ! q cheap, at any rate. Sixty
years ago they cost NE four 4dollSrs
9 barre, but mi taste shzs sinpsovsd
latterly, and I pay seven nov. SIX
or seven. Seven, think. Y 81 III
seven. But that includs IS y, tbsr ls,l
1 often have smoking parties ~ ny.
house; but the people that come
have always just taken tho pledge.
I wonder why that is.
AS for drinking. ii have 40 B rule
about that. When the other u sdrln l
I like to help: otherw wise rsnsia@
dry, by habit and prefe This
dryness does not hurt me, ,bps ;its it
could easily hurt you, because yos
are different. You let it alone
Since I was seven years old y i 81
seldom taken q dose Of med cins;SS ind; !;
have still eldomer need dsone. RIs
up to seven / lived exclusively on
allopathic medicines. Not that & IS
needed them, for I don't think did;S
il was for economy; !; !, my father tpol:
q drug store for debt. and ii mad 81 ils' Ss'
cod liver oil cheaper than the Other
break fast foods. We had Dfnss bsr ~
rels Of y. and " lasted me- seven 1,
years: The.i u was \ ,Nll,eaned. III hes
rest Of the family had 10 GET along
with rEubarb and ipecac and such, !:
things, because I was TIC, ~. 81 IL IL
was the first Standard OIL sTrust il IN q,
had II oil. BY the time the n
store was exhausted my heal th was
establis there has never heen'
much the matter with me s.s since. u u x But
you know very we'll Ii would ISL
foolish orsthe average child sto ssasfs
for 20 on that basis. Il happe pened sto & ].
be Just the thing for me, but; that
was smerelx aeeiae :ss: q ::.... 1sSs
happen again Id q century ssss3
Ihave never taken any y; 81 rciseal.gs
except sleeping and rs IS II ii i1e h III and i2ss
never intend Is take an IS Il II Ex9rciss 4
is loathsome. And ::t cannot be Ii,S, nyslS &
benefit when you are tired; sas aIFs; |;
always tired sBnt lets anot Her. H. srss lsss
Sol son try my way and see l,e
will come out. 4;
desire il Dow 2 70 repeat tsand amp ss
size that maxim: We can't asss.chS
old q age by anloth pl mans road. 1ys''
habits a protect my life, but they.
would asinate you. s;'',,5sl
lshave lived g 4 ! severely moral slife.S
Bnt;it would ben m;stake ri for oil eisss|
people to h try that, Or for me 81 req.
commend y. ery few would s sue ~ u