The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
Obstacle TO Students

u most serious obstacle 10 STUDENT
ship. II dulls the brain until the
student cannot concentrate his
mind on his studies. The cigarette
smoking student will sit down TO
study, and soon something will lead
his hand automatically 10 roll and
light cigarette; and almost be-
fore he knows il, he is indulging
IN the habit, forgetting all about
his lesson task. Therefore, he
neglecis the task; and when he goes
to class next day, he does not know
his lesson. Then he is looked upon
by his classmates and considered
one Of the billiards Of the class.
Why? Because he smokes cigar
cites.
Pause moment and think about
II, boys, when you are tempted to
light a cigarette and put IL into
your mouth. Think how il dulls
your brain and saps the health,
strength, and vigor from your life.
Think Of the many filthy and dis
cased mouths. from which has been
east the tobacco refuse, picked up
again in public places to reappear
in the innocent-looking and cheap
brand tobacco, which seems so
pleasing To you. Also, think Of the
terrible destruction to which Gig
arettes are leading you.
Parents to Blame
The cause Of most tobacco using
among young lads is parental ig-
norance and careiessness. The
father will smoke before his son,
and allow him to keep bad COM
pany, thinking that his son is too
good TO take up such a habit" How
ever the son takes up the habit, and
before the father is aware Of il, the
habit has captured his son and is
dragging him on to his doom. Many
a father will sit in room blue with
tobacco smoke and advise his son
not to use tobacco. Now this can
not be done. II the father wants
his son to refrain from the use of
tobacco he must do it himself.
S4s0, 900, 900 More for Tobacco Than
Education.
There is another side to the
whole question Of tobacco, and that
is the financial side. A man had
just as well take twenty-dollar
bill from his pocket and burn it, as
To spend il during the course of a
year for tobacco. In fact, il would
be better for him to burn il than
Ia spend II for tobacco. II would
not hurt his health to burn the
money; but il would hurt his health
to smoke it up or chew ii up in to-
bacco. The enormous sum OF $780,
100000 is spent annually in the
United States for tobacco, while
only s3iO.O00,OO0 is spent for public
education. Think of il. Every dol
lar spent for bad things pulls us
down. while every dollar spent for
good things lifts us up. Why not
stop using tobacco and spend this
SSO0, 100000 for improvement Of
roads. advancement of education,
betterment Of churches, and i'm
provement of sanitary conditions?
A Remedy
Now the tobacco habit can be
broken. Some people may say it
cannot; but il can, If the user will
resolve to quit and stick to his re-
solution. The first thing to do is
to resolve to quit. The next thing
Ia do is to go on a fruit diet. Eat
nothing but fruit three or four
times day. Just I'LL up on it, but
do not eat anything else, and it will
kill the tobacco feeling. The fact
of the ease is, that five hours after
a person fills up on fruit, he does
not want tobacco. Fill up on fruit,
and then tobacco will not have
room. Generally the first day is all
II takes. Sometimes il takes a sec
ond day for it, and sometimes three
days. This is a simple plan for
quitting tobacco; and all who try
this plan, and who have nerve and
backbone enough to stick to their
resolution. will find that they can
the terrible Inhaccn hahiI