The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-15

While 1 am on this subject ! might
as well say another thing. DO not
think that you have got to smoke In
order to be or look like a college man.
A pipe In tho mouth OF a youth does
not make him look like a college man
OF any other kind Of a man. II sim
ply makes him look absurd: that Is
all. And II there is ever a time on
earth when you do not need the
stimulus Of tobacco II is while you
are In college. Fer tobacco is a
wonderful vegetable. It is. | believe,
the only substance In the world which
is at the same time a stimulant and
narcotic.
College No Place For Deesdents
| Very well; you are too young yet
to need a heart stimulant, too young
To need anything TO soothe your
nerves. II. at your tender age. your
nerves are 30 inflamcd that they must
be soothed, and II ut the very sun
rise Of your life your heart Is 30 fec
BILE that IL must be forced with any
ctimulant, you had better quit col
lege. College is no place for you II
you are such a dccadent; yes. and
you will find the world a good deal
harder place than college.
Cut out tobacco, therefore. For a
young fellow In college II is a ridicu-
lous Notwithstanding more. Why?
Because you do not need tobacco yet:
that Is why. The time may come when
you will find tobacco helpful, but II
will not be until you have been out
Of college a long time. As to whether
tobacco Is good for man at any
stage Of life the doctors disagree, and
where doctors disagree who shall de-
cider Ruskin says that no really i'm
mortal work has been done in the
world since tobacco was introduced,
but we know that this is not true.
would not be understood as having
prejudice for or against the weed.
Whether a full-grown man shall use
II or not is something for himself to
decide. Personally. liked IL so well
that made up my mind a long time
ago to give 1t up altogether. But
there is absolutely no excuse for a
man young enough To still be in col
lcge TO use II at all. And II does
not look right--lt surely does not.
Tobacco In the mouth II youth has
something contemplate about Il. ]
will not argue whether this is justi-
fled or not. That is the way most
people feel about Il, and even II
their feeling is a prejudice there is
no use OF your ncedlessly offending
that prejudice.
And. OF course. you will not dis
grace yourself by drinking. There is
absolutely nothing In II. II you do not
think 30 have your fling at II and
learn how surely Intoxication's ap-
/ Piles OF gold always turn to the bit
terest ashes in the eating. But when
you do find how fruitless of every
thing but regrets dissipation is. be
honest with yourself and quit II. Be
/ honest with tho mother who is at
home praying for you and quit it..
| But this is weak advice-be honest
with that mother who is at home
/ praying for you and never begin IT,.
That's the thing never begin IL!
Also. there is some distinction in
never beginning it-for 30 very many
have taken intoxicants at one time
or another.
So distinguish yourself and don't
ever take stimulants. In word. be a
man; and you will be very little OF a
man. very little indeed. II you have got
to resort TO tobacco and liquor to add
TO your blood and conduct that touch
Of devilishness which SO many think
is a necessary part OF manliness. In
deed. between fifteen and thirty years
OF age your blood will be quite full
NAOubh vi lAiS uil1hNu anu uNnp'A AT
do not object In the least 10 this
wild mustang period in a mans life.
What was 1t that was said Of Bis
marck THE man who at thirty will
scuttle a ship, at sixty will rule a
nation"
The More Fun the Better
Is fellow to have no fun? you
will say. OF course. have all the fun
you want: the more the better. But
T. you need stimulants and tobacco
To key you up To the capacity for
fun, you are a solemn person indeed
What | mean is that you shall do
nothing that Will destroy your ef-
fectiyenoss. Play. sports, fun, do moi
do that. They increase your effective
ness. Go in for athletics all you
please; but do not forget that that
is not why you are going to college
A young man is a malo animal. hf-
ter all, and those who object to his
rioting like young bull on proper
times and places are in perpetual
quarrel with Nature.