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are fond of tobacco sometimes forget that it may be 

 offensive to others, and smoke in public conveyances 

 or meeting places without considering that others 

 present may prefer not to have the air made less pure 

 by ill-smelling smoke. 



The habit of chewing tobacco is probably much 

 less common than smoking, but it has all the bad 

 features of the latter and is certainly much more 

 offensive. That smoking tobacco is an expensive 

 and more or less untidy habit cannot be denied. 

 That we often meet with men who wish they had never 

 started the habit, and rarely, if ever, find one who 

 does not regret having burned his money up in this 

 way, are facts well worth considering. 



The following conclusions may be readily made 

 from the above facts. Genuine lovers of cleanliness 

 should avoid a habit that may cause them to be 

 offensive to others. Genuine lovers of pure air should 

 not begin a practice that will interfere with their 

 getting the fullest enjoyment of this best gift of na- 

 ture to their bodies. Genuine lovers of perfect health 

 should beware of a custom that has injured many 

 others, and may weaken their bodies. Most important 

 of all, boys should shun the tobacco habit as they 

 would smallpox or other dangerous disease, for it may 

 easily do undeveloped bodies even greater harm. 

 Surely all should remember that air is the most im- 

 portant element in body-building. We would not, 

 think of adulterating the bread we eat by mixing 



