The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Is Against Use Of Tobacco.

Editor Barre Times have notice.
some discussion, in your paper, Ms TO th'
advisablity of sending cigarettes to on
boys In France and would like to STATE
the view, which selleve, large number
OF peopl, AXE on this question.
II the w G. 7. L. had enclosed cigar
cites in the comfort bags sent the boys
they might think the organization had
come To countenanee their use and thus
may boys become smokers
| believe that the government ought Ia
keep tobacco for sale near each camp
where those accustomed to its Use can
readily get same, as many would not be
contented without it,
Personally ] am very much against
smoking and feel as the bishop did who
said that he could not see any reason
why man had any more right TO pol
lutte the air he had to breathe with tobac-
co smoke than he had to pollute the wa
ter he had to drink with tobacco juice.
As partner OF the Ward Lumber
company come In contact with condi.
tions which show up the injurious effects
nl the Tobacco hanit.
| will mention the four which | think
most important
First, the effect on the mind, whereby
a boy with rational mind who would
gladly give up his candy money TO buy
II dinner for a hungry child if the oppor-
tunity presented itself, will develop into
a man who will spend his last cent for
tobacco when his family lives in a shack
and without adequate food.
| have yet to learn of man who has
given up his tobacco this winter, but in
many home the mother and children
are practicing most rigid economy.
One very reliable boy, who has been
at our state fort, where they have the
most wholesome food, and later at Fort
Oglethorpe tells me that often when the
boys get out of money that they will beg
the stubs from other boys and even pick
up castaways,
Give us a flag is the pitiful cry of
cigarette fend His condition deserves
the most careful consideration of serious
people and he should receive sympathy
and help from everyone.
Is il any wonder mothers feel as one |
knew did, who. when she found that her
boy was smoking, bought nice pipe and
sent IL to him after she had christened
il with tears.
Our asylums are crowded with in |
mates, some of whom believe would not !
be there ii it had not been for the ex |
cessive use of tobacco.
Secondly; | would mention physical
injury as taught in our public schools.
As third reason | would mention the
pipe as "firebug."
Three large fires, within my knowl-
edge, involving thousands of dollars loss
were without question caused by the
smoker
a boy lighting cigarette was given
is the cause of the factory fire in New
I ork, few years ago, where over l25
persons lost their lives.
We occasionally read of most fatal ex
blossoms in mines which have been at
ributed TO q miner CHANGING smoke.
One Sunday morning, about a year
40, smoke was seen pouring up through
,ur mill; on rushing downstairs we I
ound fire in the sawdust where smok-
r had been getting dust the night be-
ore. The fire was not near any box or
of any kind, nor could it
ave been caused by combustion, as the
ust was green, which accounted for its
low progress.
At another time on going to our barn
We found a bag on fire which a team
ter, who was an habtual smoker, had
arried in a few minutes before This
arm liz so closely connected to other u
uldings that if it had burned it would v
Undoubtedly have taken about one-third n
the village, including church and v
,hoolhouse, as big fires are hard to con &
rol in country towns. e
/ occasionally see men smoking in Z