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have come to know it, or she might as easily 

 have included it in the interdict. Let the mod- 

 em mother and daughter begin the crusade 

 against this curse of the human race and so 

 do what their influence may accomplish to cor- 

 rect a popular evil. 



It is a hopeful sign of future improvement 

 in the human race that the God of nations is 

 bringing up for the work a new contingent in 

 the political field — ^the women. The forces of 

 evil have set themselves to resist this progress, 

 even hoiodwinking some of the less intelligent 

 women to join them in their anti-suffrage war, 

 but let no one be deceived. The contest is be- 

 tween Eight and Wrong. Let every man and 

 woman choose which to serve. 



Some poisons — opium, for instance — which 

 are speedy in effect and promptly baleful in 

 their influence, however attractive to the vic- 

 tim, sound their own knell to the general public, 

 and governments enforce laws against their mis- 

 use; but tobacco is fostered, encouraged, ac- 

 cepted by men. 



When churches and physicians entertain 

 men with "smokers," what show is there for 

 reformation? I recall an incident. When I 

 was abroad I chanced to mention how much I 

 suffered from the disagreeable fumes of to- 

 bacco. A Church of England clergyman told 



