The Glenwood post., 1916-09-09
This New Era Calls For a New
Boy and a New Man..ci.
garettes are Barred
MUST Be COMPETENT

Field secretary of the Anti-cigarette
league of America is in Glenwood. This
man. oBth must be clean and compc
tent.
Many interested in the scientific pre-
sentation of the cigarette problem at
tended the Methodist church and heard
the subject discussed by Rev. Manfred
p. Welcher of Hartford, field secra-
tary of the Anti-cigarette league Of
America. Mr.. Welcher has been in
California with his wife and daughter
for more than year past and has
spoken in public, over $50 times in that
state. He has given his lantern talk
on the cigarette in the Palace of Edu
cation, in special and public schools
and colleges. and to large audiences
throughout the state. ,r.--r. .yr.
Mr.. Welcher has lately made half
dozen addresses here, in Sunday schools
public schools and in the M. E. church
service. The secretary insists that new
era has come and employers are calling
loudly for a high grade of efficiency
and service, which smokers cannot sup
ply. Sometimes they call in vain, he
stated, because boys are not taught
the employers standard, "No smoke,
no drink Many boys do not have
square deal if they are mot warned in
this matter. The startling injury of
tobacco is shown by the low percentage
of men fit for the field, among recent
volunteers for military service, in sew
eral large cities, in which only about
25 per cent were accepted, and this
number to be reduced by final examin-
alton.
The secreary has letter from Colonel
Maus, U. S. A., saying, 81 cannot give
you the statistics you request, but J
can say that men are rejected every
year at West Point and Annapolis for
undeveloped lungs and irregular heart
action caused by the use of tobacco -
This high testimony ought in these
days of preparedness to cause thought
ard action.
The speaker showing a small flag
asked who would tell where it came
from, when the smallest boy in that
Sunday school yesterday, lifting his
the boys salute the flag and pledge al
legiance; then proceed to poison ami
dwarf their bodies and dope their brail
by tobacco burning The foot of the
class in school, or 10 to 40 points be-
low on-smokers, the door to employ
ment shut in many cases, and the frail
few of the results.
The boy who smokes, will very likely
drink. "Not a boy, not man, if we
know it, will we employ who smokes
or drinks, - says John Wanamaker.
Sixty and Sixty-five per cent divi-
dend from tobacco stock, cannot com
pensate the 60 to 90 per cent of de-
ective children and reduced birth-rate.
the increased death rate, the lessenc1
efficiency and fire, loss of life and
property, caused largely by the use of
tobacco.
Clean Life, Commercial Asset
The Hebrew poet 5000 years ago gave
the employers standard of today,
<'Clean hands and pure heart One
of the speakers phrases, commended
strongly by the head of business col
lege is this, ga clean life is com
mercial asset" A steady hand, clear
mind, are fully in harmony with the
teachings of the Christian religion, for
the temple of the Holy Spirit. Yet
employers complain to he speaker he
said, that they can not get smokeless
and competent service. To aid in this
Mr.. welcher tells the boys why they
should never through life use tobacco,
and tells the girls why they should
never let them use the poisonous weed.
A clean sweep is just as easily taught
and is as easily received as any half
way measure, which is illogical and IN
adequate. The welfare of girls is rs
much involved in the tobacco habit as
that Of boys and men, even If the girls
never use it themselves. Self defense
as well as the itnegrity of the race
requires their opposition to this de.
structive habit.
Six hundred million pounds of to-
Dacco are used every year in the United
States, including thirty billion cigar
cites. Twelve hundred million dollars
are spent annually for tobacco. Thous-
ands Of young men every year are
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