1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH WE GIVE SMOKERS TO PERSONS WHO 



STOP USING TOBACC". 



First, tlic candidate must be one of those who have given up 

 tobacco in consequence of what lie has seen and read in this 

 department. Second, lie promises to pay for the smoker 

 Should lie ever resume the use of tobacco in any form, after 

 receiving the smoker. Third, he must lie a subscriber to 

 GLEANINGS. Any subscriber may. however, have smokers sent 

 to neigh burs or personal acquaintances whom he has labored 

 with on the matter of tobacco-using, providing he give us his 

 pledge that, if the one who receives the smoker ever uses to- 

 bacco again, he (the subscriber) will pay for the smoker. The 

 one who receives the smoker in this case need not be a sub- 

 scriber to Gleanings, though we greatly prefer that he be one, 

 because we think he would be strengthened by reading the 

 testimonials from time to time in regard to this matter. The 

 full name and address of every one who makes the promise 

 must be furnished for publication. 



THE UNION IN TOBACCO. 



Come, one and all, and hear me tell 

 How those who smoke can ne'er do well; 

 They smoke that they may taste and smell. 

 And for tobacco they will sell 



Their rights to social union, 



Their rights to social union. 



They clean their pipestems with a wire. 

 Then All the bowl and stick in fire. 

 And smoke till it doth quite expire; 

 Nor do they ever seem to tire 



Of this tobacco union, 



Of this tobacco union. 



Sometimes from two to ten you see 

 Collected in one company, 

 And all agreeing in high glee, 

 To have a jolly smoking-spree, 



A jolly smoking union, 



A jolly smoking union. 



And as they smoke the fumes arise 

 Like morning mists beneath the skies; 

 Then woe to him who hath weak eyes, 

 Unless he gets him up and hies 



Away from such a union, 



Away from such a union. 



Some folks there are who smoke and chew, 

 Tho' oftentimes it makes them spew, 

 Makes them drunk as a tippler too. 

 And still the habit they pursue, 



And boast of social union, 



And boast of social union. 



Sometimes about their neighbor's door 

 They cast their quids -two, three, or four, 

 And spit upon the hearth or floor, 

 Perhaps a pint, or less or more, 



And talk of social union, 



And talk of social union. 



Sometimes within the church you view. 

 Some persons there will sit and chew, 

 And spit upon the floor or pew, 

 Until it spreads a foot or two, 



And sing of heavenly union, 



And sing of heavenly union. 



The quids are oft so large within, 

 The juice runs out and stains the chin ; 

 And then I always have to grin. 

 And think there is no little sin 



In this tobacco union, 



In this tobacco union. 

 Willow Springs, Mo. J. S. H. Black. 



Please send a smoker to my friend M. E. Dickson, 

 of Days, Desoto Co., Miss., who has resolved to quit 

 the use of tobacco. If he commences again I will 

 send you the price of the smoker. 



Horn Lake, Miss. James K. Elmore. 



Please send a smoker to Mrs. S. A. Eley, for she 

 has taken the pledge to quit the use of tobacco; 

 and if she uses the weed again I will see that you 

 get your money. J. VV. TAYLOR. 



Hickory Creek, Ark. 



I have a young friend who is slightly interested 

 in bees. I have been loaning him Gleanings to 

 read. We have lols of talk. I induced him to quit 

 the use of tobacco. He has seen your offer as a 

 pledge, and has requested me to write for it. If he 

 ever breaks his pledge I will send you $1.00 for the 

 smoker. His address is Jno. T. Dedmon, Navasota, 

 Tex. W. W. Somerford. 



In the May issue of Gleanings I notice in your 

 Tobacco Column you offer a smoker to any one who 

 stops using the weed. In case this entitles me to 

 your offer 1 stand ready to contract with you under 

 the conditions in Gleanings. As I have a few col- 

 onies of bees I hope to profit by them through your 

 liberal offer of the smoker, and through your jour- 

 nal; and lastly, but not least, quit smoking. 



Maple Creek, Neb. J. H. Kline. 



In your Tobacco Column you state the conditions 

 under which you give away smokers. I read in 

 Gleanings how that cancers and other diseases 

 are caused by the use of tobacco. New Year's day, 

 1888, 1 thought I would stop the use of the cursed 

 plant. I have abstained from the use of it ever 

 since; and feeling no desire to return to its use, I 

 feel confident that I shall not have to pay for the 

 smoker in the future. You may take my name and 

 use it to the best advantage, as it may be instru- 

 mental in inducing others to quit. 



Burlington, N. J. Sherman Borden. 



How thankful I am that there are so many drop- 

 ping off the filthy habit of using tobacco! and I am 

 glad in my heart that I belong to that little band, 

 after using tobacco ever since I was 13 or 14 years 

 of age (I am now 42). I have read Gleanings for 

 some time, and have been a subscriber since Janu- 

 ary last. I read many good pieces before I came to 

 the conclusion that it was a filthy habit ; and seeing 

 that some had used the weed longer than myself, 

 and had given it up, I said to myself, "Why can't 

 I ? " So I thought to myself, " I will try, but not in 

 my own strength alone, but ask the good Lord to 

 help me, and take away the appetite;" and I feel 

 to thank him for what he has done for me in this 

 one thing alone, with all the other blessings that 

 come from his bountiful hand. I feel that I owe 

 some of it to you and Gleanings. So let others 

 take warning, and don't say, " I can't quit," for 

 that is a mistake; for I have said the same. Un- 

 dertake it, and ask the good Lord to help and 

 strengthen you, and give you grace to overcome 

 the evil, if it is one, and I believe it is. Now, friend 

 Root, if I am worthy of a smoker, send me one, as I 

 quit tobacco in all forms seven weeks ago; and if I 

 ever take to it again 1 will pay you for the smoker. 

 I don't waut to be hired, or any thing of the kind; 

 but it is to keep me in mind of my pledge. But I 

 have no desire for the weed now, and am deter- 

 mined not to touch it again. N. J, McAdams, 



Western, Neb, 



