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Show THE GINGER HAEIT. When Once Fovn:ed !t !s an Exceedingly Exceed-ingly Dlfflcnlt Thins to Get Rid Of. "What is it I am chewing?" asked the man corning out of the drug store in response to a query from his companion. com-panion. "Vi'hy, it's ginger root, and it is a fine thing to nibble on between meals, it is p. great tonic, too, and a di-'esier.' di-'esier.' Will you have a nibble?" and ';e extcnd?d a bit of the root to the 0 t h e r man. "Thai. Its. no." said the other. "How long have you been doing it?" "Cor-ple of years, or such a matter." "Hr.ve you tried to quit it since you began?" "Of course not. Why should I?" "Suppose you try to quit." "Why?" "Simply to test the strength of the ginger habit. I had it once. A friend of mine talked to me jur-t as you an doing, and t. thinking it was a harmlc-s kind of thing, bought a nickel's wort I and tried it for ind:ge:tion. ! think i was. Anyhow, whatever it was, 1 triec' the ginger, and before 1 knew what. 1 was about it was as necessary for m to havr ginger root to chow as it is foi 1 tobacco ehewer to have tobacco. It: timuiating effect had become a uee-c 1 had to meet, and as soon as I fell :ht force of the habit 1 proceeded to break .-pyst'f of it. I did it. as any habit al-:ti,;. al-:ti,;. : may be got rid of. hi:! 1 want ti tell you it was no easy job. and if yoi duubt me. just you throw7 that away you have and try going without it foi a week." |