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JUVENILE GLEAKiHGS. 



Oct. 



NEVER learned the filthy habit of chewing; but 

 about three years ago I learned the filthy habit 

 of smoking, and I have kept it up pretty steady 

 ever since till a few weeks ago. While reading in 

 Gleanings of so many throwing the foul stuff 

 away, I concluded I could too; so I just laid the old 

 pipe away; and, by the help of the good Being, I 

 don't expect to have any of the bad weed in my 

 mouth again. I will tell you a little dream I had. 

 1 dreamed that I was out at your house, and you and 

 I were very busy talking; and before 1 thought what 

 I was doing I took the old pipe out of my pocket; 

 but I happened to think about your being so much 

 opposed to smoking that I slipped it back very 

 quickly in my pocket. D. P. Hubbard. 



Grayesville, Mo., April 16, 1883. 



I am very much obliged to you, friend 11., 

 for your good opinion. I should be sorry to 

 have anybody think he must not smoke, 

 simply because I was around, for you know 

 that would not be a very praiseworthy mo- 

 tive for giving it up. I wish to have you all 

 act from the dictates of your own conscience. 

 I am glad you have decided within your own 

 heart that it is a dirty, tilthy habit, even if 

 nothing else could be said against it. 



Please send me Gleanings and a smoker. I will 

 abstain from the use of tobacco ; if I should com- 

 mence using it, I will pay for it. L. Lawrence. 



Wayland, N. Y. 



I have quit using tobacco, and I want a smoker. I 

 promise not to use it any more. C. M. Eaton. 



Ithaca, Mich. 



One of my neighbors told me to tell you he quit 

 the use of tobacco, and claimed a smoker of you. I 

 told him you propose to do thai , and he has not used 

 any for 5 months, so I reckon that I got him to quit. 

 He says he will pay you $1.00 if he uses it again. 



W. J. Crowley. 



Roanoke, Texas, Sept. 14, 1883. 



Having heard of your offer to send a smoker to 

 any one who quits using tobacco, and would pledge 

 himself never to use it again, I thought I would 

 send for one. I used tobacco 3 or 4 years up to the 

 12th of Aug., 1883, and I found it was injuring me. 

 I pledge you that I will never chew again. If I do, 

 I will pay you for smoker. W. H. Frost. 



Bloomington, Ind., Sept. 5, 1883. 



I see by Gleanings that you are giving one of 

 your smokers to all who quit " the weed." I learned 

 to use it when a Kentucky boy, and kept It up till I 

 saw that it would lay me in the grave, then quit it 

 for ever. Years have passed, and I have not touch- 

 ed it, and have lost even my desire for it. I have 

 had better health, am stouter, heavier, have an 

 easier conscience, and can worship my great Master 

 above with more satisfaction than before. If you 

 think I ought to have a smoker, send to 



James E. Bradley, 

 Pastor of the M. E. Church, S. 



Bastrop, La., Sept. 10, 1883. 



Some men can be persuaded by a smokerl Alas, 

 human frailty! Gentlemen, there are higher bids, 

 among which are health, decency, economy, com- 

 fort of those around you; and above all, the future 

 welfare of the dear little children nestling at your 

 knee, and those that you meet here and there and 

 everywhere. A father's influence is what saved me. 

 He threw the pipe and "cud" away, saying, "It is a 

 sin to use this tobacco." You have your influence, 

 that will certainly reach some one. Use it to ele- 

 vate, not to drag down. But if all these noble bids 

 don't suit, take the smoker, by all means. Go on, 

 go on, friend Root. If I can't pray for you, I can 

 see the good that you are doing, and wish you well. 

 Your skeptical friend, J. Sykes Wilson. 



Penrose, 111 , Aug. 5, 1883. 



SOUND ON THE TOBACCO QUESTION. 



This makes 16 names in all that I have sent for 

 Gleanings, and I may send some more. I should 

 like to have some of those cards that you send out 

 free. 1 will just say, that I quit using tobacco some 

 years ago, but do not want a smoker, as I have a 

 good one. I feel that I have been paid a thousand 

 times already for its discontinuance. From my best 

 recollection I think I have persuaded about one 

 hundred to quit using it, and I expect to fight it as 

 long as I live, for I think it is one of man's bitterest 

 enemies. I have been township trustee for 27 years, 

 and have helped send 125 paupers to our County In- 

 firmary, and I think the chief cause was whisky, 

 tobacco, and dogs. So you will not blame me for 

 fighting it to the bitter end. 



Martinsville, Ohio. Amos R. Garner. 



THE TWIN springs. 



I am learning the bee business with the Messrs. 

 Israel Bros. They take Gleanings and the Kansas 

 Bee-Keepcr. You sent a very nice smoker to my 

 companion for quitting tobacco. I have quit also. 

 I quit a week ago. Will you send one to me too? I 

 am 19 years old. We have school here too. We 

 work till noon, clearing up to plant grapes and 

 fruits, and then we get our lessons, and say them 

 under the shade of the trees. Then we work late 

 in the day. We have two large springs here, and 

 we call this ranch the "Twin Springs," because they 

 are almost exactly alike. Please send me as nice a 

 smoker as you did to my companion; and if I ever 

 break my promise, to use no more tobacco, I will 

 send you the money for it. John E. Johnson. 



North San Diego, Cal., Aug. 21, 1883. 



I see by Gleanings you are giving a smoker to ev- 

 ery one who stops smoking. About 3 months ago I 

 quit using the weed; and if I ever attempt using it 

 again, 1 agree to pay you double price for your smo- 

 ker. About 3 months ago I purchased two colonies 

 of blacks. I have entirely given tobacco up; Ithere- 

 fore look for a smoker. Valentine L. Freer. 



Fly Mountain, N. Y. 



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GOOD REPORT FROM CYPRIANS. 



ELL, friend Root, our fearsof Blasted Hopes 

 are over, and we stand as candidates no 

 longer for that lamentable office. I have 

 extracted, up to date, 130 lbs. of honey— pretty good, 

 considering the great drought, which lasted from the 

 first of March until the last of August— the longest 

 ever known in the State. Our bees are now in fine 

 condition, making honey rapidly from the squaw- 

 weed and morning-glory. I extracted to-day 40 lbs. 



