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Show FERVENT PRAISE OF NICOTINE. Col. Robert Q. Ingersoll's Eloquent Tribute to Tobacco. Four centuries ago Columbus, tho adventurous, on the blessed Isle of Cuba, saw happy people with rolled lenvca between tholr lips. Abovo their heads wero llttlo clouds of nmoko. Their faces wero scrcno nnd In their oyes was tho autumnal look of content. con-tent. Theso peoplo werfl kind, Innocent, Inno-cent, gontlo and loving. The cllmato of Cuba Is tho friendship friend-ship of tho earth nnd tho nlr, nnd of this cllmato tho sacred leavos were horn leaves that bred In tho mind of him who used them tho cloudless, happy hap-py days In which thoy grew. Theso leaves rnnkn friends nnd celebrate cele-brate with gentle rites tho vows of peace. Thoy havo given consolation to the world. They aro tho companions of tho lonely, tho friends of tho Imprisoned, Im-prisoned, of the exiles, of workers In mines, of fellers of foreits, of sailors on tho deep sens. Thoy nro tho givers of strength nnd calm to the vexed nnd wearied minds nt those who hul Id with thought nnd brain the temples of the soul. Thoy tell of hope and rest Thoy smooth tho wrinkled brows of euro; drive fear and strnngo misshapen dreads from out tho mind nnd fill tho heart with rest and peace. Within their mnglo wnrp nnd woof somo potent, po-tent, gracious spoil Imprisoned lies, that, when released by fire, doth softly steal within tho fortress of tho brain nnd hind In Bleep tho captured sentl-nols sentl-nols or enro and grloL Thoso lenvcB nro tho frlonds of tho fireside, nnd their smokcllko Incenso rise from myriads of happy homes. Cuba Is tho smllo of tho Hca. |