The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-03-04
Tobacco

of seeing the bright and hale boys
indulging in the dreadful use of
tobacco, | decided to make 1t a
special business of mine to incul-
cate upon the youths mind the
evil effects that follows the habit
nal use of the pcrilous narcotic,
and hope that | may write some
thing that will be the sole cause of
them ahrogating its use. We go
out in society and there meet the
boys pulling away Mt the cigar,
cigarette or pipe and they do not
realize that they are undermining
their health and intellect at the
very outset of their existence. Re.
member that the lining Of the
mouth, trachea and lungs, are very
delicate and liable to irritation,
and when tobacco is used the
poisonous nicotine enters the mouth
and lungs. There the blood par
takes Of il and carries it to all
parts of the body and invs lidates
it to great extent. 1t is great
foe of the brain, heart. lungs,
sight, smell, voice, etc, and not
only that but when used in iuven
escence it impedes the growth of
the body. Pause moment to
consider it, bows, when you are
alluded to in lighting the clean
looking cigarette and place it in
your mouth. Think of the heated
smoke irritating the delicate mem
branes of your throat, dulling your
brain and intellect and tainting
the blood which should be bound
ing pure and fresh through your
veins. 1t is inevitably astonish.
ing how an otherwise cleanly boy
will consent to defile himself with
these base and worthless abomina.
tions. You may say contrary to
this that you see old persons
around you using it and prosper.
ing. But there is more danger to
the young, more peril to some than
others, ard more peril in smok.
ing cigarettes than either the pipe
or cigar.
In calculating the evil effect OF
tobacco on the infelicitous victim
we can say that the effects are
never overcome unless very small
portion has been used.
Chewing and smoking is habit
that every boy should put forth
every effort in endeavoring to keel
from, and | will assure you thai
you will never rue it. Boys, take
heed and resolve that you are
bound to cease, or not begin, the
potent and embarrassing tobacco
habit. l advise you to inoculate
resolution in your esoteric life
that will sequester all your desire
for the poisonous weed, and ului.
mately, if you have kept the reso.
luton, you will remark that it was
one of the best resolutions you
ever set for your physical good
Both is at your option and are you
going to accept or reject its use
Reject it, and inspissate your life
with the juice of health and har-
monty with nature and flee from
the health killer. Glomerate your
life on the spool which exists for
ever, and inevitably you will never
be anal gamated or connected with
the vices which are caused by
using tobacco, drinking, swearing,
etc. My desire is that all youths
will never begin to use the potent
tobacco and set this resolution in
their hearts, "Total abstinence
from liquors, narcotics and vices"
If they don't they will be the in.
culpation, and as they go through
the sinuous meanders of life will
reap the evil effects which they
could have avoided if they would
have realized the experiences and
took the advice of older people.
This would need men and women
of wide Imagination, of good in.
tellect and education, and if all of
the youths uses narcotics the world
will be deprived of them.
So don't forget the words, "To-
tai abstinence" as they may prove
to be great thing to you some
time concerning the theme men
toned in this article. f. p.