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valueless, or which neither contribute to the susten- 

 tation of life, nor avert disease, nor add, in any way, 

 to our well-being or happiness. Tobacco, perhaps, 

 should not be ranked with them ; for, while it is in 

 no respect essential to existence, it does seem to 

 add to the happiness of a large portion of mankind. 

 Fight against it as we may, brand it as a poison as 

 we certainly must, still the smoke of a million cigars 

 will curl upward^every day, and the expectorating 

 crowd of chewers will continue to soil our carpets, 

 and render our railway cars and hotels almost unen- 

 durable. 



