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losopher. It's the poor man's friend ; it 

 calms the mind, soothes the temper, and 

 makes a man patient under difficulties. 

 It has made more good men, good hus- 

 bands, kind masters, indulgent fathers, 

 than any other blessed thing on this 

 universal earth." 



" Sam Slick, the Clockmaker" 



OPINION OF ST. PIERRE ON 

 THE EFFECT OF TOBACCO. 



THE author of " Paul and Virginia " 

 remarks : " It is true that tobacco in some 

 measure augments our power of judg- 

 ment by exciting the nerves of the brain. 

 This plant is, however, a veritable poison, 

 and in the long run affects the sense of 

 smell and sometimes the nerves of the 

 eye. But man is always ready to impair 

 his physical constitution provided he can 

 strengthen his 'intellectual sentiment' 

 thereby." 



