XX11 TOBACCO. 



time and money to the cause. Mr. Eecles, who is 

 now president, has made a free distribution of 

 many millions of tracts and booklets, at an expense 

 of hundreds of pounds. The organ of the society 

 is " The Committee's Monthly Letter to Members 

 and Friends." It is pleasant to report that a num- 

 ber of branches have been formed in different parts 

 of the kingdom. 



In "The Band of Hope Chronicle," issued month- 

 ly by The United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, 

 are frequently published articles, and sometimes 

 a series of articles, upon tobacco. 



A local anti-tobacco society has been established 

 at Heading, about an hour's drive from London. 

 And this year an attempt is being made to establish 

 in London a national anti-tobacco society, with 

 Dr. Drysdale as its president. 



SOCIETE OONTRE L'ABUS DU TAB AC. 



In Paris, in 1867, M. Decroix, with the assist- 

 ance of Messieurs Bourrel and Blatin, formed an 

 association against the abuse of tobacco. On in- 

 quiring of M. Decroix why it was not named the 

 association against tobacco, he replied that the 

 government, which has the monopoly of the tobacco 

 revenues, would not authorize this, and that the 

 temperance society was restricted in the same way, 

 — The Society against the Abuse of Alcoholics. 



After a time, the addition of new members greatly 

 changed this organization, and having labored in 



