Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-01

nearly all of the downtown restaurants,
which at the best are but poorly ventl-
lated. men smoke everywhere If one
who does not smoke is fortunate enough
to find a seat near a window he can
partly escape the smell, otherwise no
matter how strong his objections may
be 10 the unappetizing odor he is COM
PEELED to stand it or go elsewhere. 1t is
doubtless from the fear of driving away
trade that proprietors permit smoking to
so OH anywhere, but | believe that if u
man started a downtown restaurant
where smoking was prohibited he would
make IA great success of it, lie might
have one floor where girls could get
light luncheon at a reasonable figure and
another floor where business men might
take their friends to dine. l believe that
success awaits the venture
| SHOULD they allow them to serve wine
in such place Why, yes. Drinking
mainly affects the man who drinks, while
smoking has its effect on all who are in
the room. An idea used 20 prevail thai
it was quite the thing to take 4 customer
or friend out and buy him q drink the
moment that he came into ones office
That custom has largely passed away
and l don't think there is one-fifth of
there used to be, l sat in a prominen.
downtown club the other day, and of all
the crowd that sat there l don't think
three men were drinking. Yet the popu-
lar idea seems to prevail at present that
If man comes into an office with bust
ness to transact he at least should have
a cigar. | haven't offered Il cigar to a
man in this office for p years, and yet
II haven't noticed any falling off in bust.
ness. l believe. anyway. that the effort
10 entertain Il man by giving him cigars
and liquor is offensive to many. Not
long ago an Enslishman from South
Africa came in here With business to
transact His family was with him,
we put ourselves at his service We en-
tertained them "a little, and allowed him
to understand that If there was anything
that We could do for their comfort w
would gladly do it. When he was about
to return home he came in here and
thanked as Tor letting him alone. lie
said that ne had been bored to death
with the attentions that he had had
thrust down his throat which he knew
were merely in the interests Of business.
ON leaving he gave us an order when
made me think that we got the bulk OF
the business that he had to give. and the
fact impressed me that many people OBJ
jcet te tie idea of being oVer-entertained.
These things combined make mo tHinK
that there is room for and need Of rcgu-
Iatfng the habit of smoking anywhere
and everywhere, and / feel certain that
the day is not far ahead when people
who do not smoke Viii be able To eat and
walk and talk ANA travel in an atmos-
phere that is free from disgusting smoke
, that has been eXhaIed from other men s
mouths and lungs"
. \ number Of letters have been re-
. ceived BY Dr Charles 6 Pease, who IS
) temporary chairman Of thu league, which
shaw an interesting aud eHlighteniug
side Of some peoples opinion of public
smoking. one from an actress. in which
Site writes that she would ohee again
like to be able to breathe smokeless air
: in restaurants. sleeping cars aHd hotels.
: says
...rbar. i. an ordinance ar fine against
: s,aolsfpss hal,ind thu scenes of "A theatre
~ j. 60 neitars.tftv aisraeaf.led
- l,=tes.. st.f,, = firo chief stand in the
- fstIkirer- with the manager Of the
: botIs,. aud both men were smoking Ius-
~, vim seeming disregard for rules
~, ti,ee In tho dressing, rooms we have
MAN.. fncrpiert fires that come from eli
| e,arattas earelesslv left burning while an
: actor burries from his room for a scene.
Tho cause az these fires is seldom re-
corded and too frequently the fremen be-
hind the scenes ioin the men in their
s,,take
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