The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-16
HARD SMOKER
GIVES UP HABIT
NEWSPAPER MAN WHO QUIT TEN
YEARS AGO DlvuLeEs THE
SECRET OF REMEDY.

SECRET OF REMEDY.
DO you wish TO stop smokineg
Have you tried and failed7 Don't de.
SPAR, 1t Is the easiest thing In the
world 70 give up the weed or any bad
habit for that matter?.
They we're two newspaper men -
one had smoked for twenty years and.
had suddenly given up the habit with.
out the least difiicnlty-the other had
tried for years TO give 1t up and al.
ways failed.
Tell ina. how did you do it?' asked
the smoker. "Yoa must have an e
ttaordtnary viii power.
"My dear boy. will power has moth.
ing Whatever to do with it"
Looking at his friend. the smoker
showed his surprise. 4
mo. believe me. 1t is mistake PEG,
ple make. They try to cure them.
selves OF bad habits by will power,
but they al never succeed in that
way. Let me tell you all. about it,,
DO, by all means. l want to hear
all about how you stopped smoking
without using will power.
well. I'll tell you. All you need
lis a little mental suggestion. A few
years ago I knew a very talented
young a who was going to pieces
because of his insane desire for whis
key. He realized his condition. did
everything he could to stop, bat to
no purpose. Friends deserted him. his
talents served him no longer and the.
street seemed to be his only refuge.
One day he found himself In Boston,
after a stolen ride on a freight, and.
while wandering aimiessiy through
the streets, an amiable old man stop.
ped and talked to him. The old gem
tleman had seen at a glance that here
was a nnn whose face showed ability
and refinement, but on whom thu
strong hand Of drink had taken hold
so tightly that wreck and ruin were
upon him. The old man learned every.
thing of the young mans desire to
stop drinking n his utter lack OF
power to do SO. He said to him:
Don't be discouraged. I'll take you
to a man right nova Hfndoo phtioso.
pher, who will tell you how to cure
The drink habit without dificulty and
lin a very short time.,"
His confidence inspired. the young
man walked with him with new vigor
and ens.gy rushing through his veins
and a feeling Of hopefulness such as
he had nos had for q long time.
I'm due time they arrived at the
house-one Of those old fashioned pri.
vate houses IN Boston. They were at
once ushered into the room. where the
Hindoo--a tall. digniaed man, a little
past middle age, met them. He was
one of those men from India who do
mystic things, credited with magical
power, hut. after all, there was moth
ing of the black art about him. He
was a man who believed that clean
habits brought the most happiness and
that mental suggestion was a great
aid in bringing about such a condi-
ton.
young man. You have exhausted
your will power said the Hindoo, af-
ter hearing his story. What you need
is a little mental suggestion and you
will be:a new man in a short time.
You can apply such suggestion your
self. Let me tell you how! Now, keep
right on drinking. but whenever you
are about to swallow a glass Of whis-
key think Of something nasty. disgust.
ing and ~disagreeable in connection
with drink. You see. a bad habit is
usually based on the false principle
that you r getting enjoyment out OF
Il.
Now, the next drink you take Just
think of something very unpleasant in
connection with 1t. Think. Il you will,
OF the starving mother and children
waiting at home for the drunken hus-
band; think Of what a disgusting
thing a drunken man Is to the person
who is sober. Think Of yourself, OF
what your end will be if you continue.
Think Of what you might be if you
let the liquor alone. Just do these