| Show for the Deseret News HINTS TO TOBACCO CHEWERS As the chewing of tobacco is of much importance porta uce to a portion of the youth in utah it may not be amiss to offer a few suggestions facilitate improvement inthis valuable accomplishment and tend to increase the grace and dignity of the operation I 1 the more readily enter upon the subject in consequence of the vast accession of this thia del cious weed soon to be derived denied from the southern P portions hons hong of this territory numbers are looking looking even now with intense anxiety for an augmentation of that excellent artice article wherewithal to fill the Il aching void caused by the absence of its exhilaration exhilarating influence in goffeng g the ensuing valuable ants hints I 1 am not ignorant ign grant brant of the fact that I 1 expose myse masef f to the severe animadversions of a few who in in their and lack of experience fool 1 ihly ehly aly apply opprobrious to the v notaries vot not 0 tarie tarle arles aries of the chewing art it ia n well known that to enter into any controversy with the aforesaid individual individuals would have no beneficial tendency so far as they are concerned I 1 am disposed to pass them by and leave to example which is very powerful that which argument cannot accomplish it may be expected tha thal in an article of t the be present ii nature acure something I 1 should be thrown out by way of sugg suggestions es tio ns to render less difficult the initiation of f young y oun cardi cardl candidates dates for chewin chewing honors to a anticipate bitic ipaty an any y inquiries upon this point I 1 will at state ate b before e fore proceeding farther that I 1 consider any thing offered upon the subject would be anti ely superfluous for there are hundreds in this territory who are ready willing and fully qualified to superintend the efforts of the y youthful mouthful beginner furnish f the weed regulate the quantity for the first trials and even carefully oid hold old he the head of the novice while undergoing fig b his fi first these generous gig and ph philanthropic il an tr t h r ol 01 ic individuals will as a general thing also be e found eager to offer all the rec necessary essary en encouragement coura ement to the sinking tyro the present article therefore presupposes pre supposes the pupil to have acquired in m a riuo rough fough h way udy the rudiments of the art and to be anxious for the attainment of all the advantages accruing aruid a from froin systematic practice in the first place men then never chew with the lii III is closed this is a most disagreeable practice and calculated to give giro luense offense to those who nho do not andl indulge lige zige in the weed and consequently are liable to mula toia akse akre talice alse the contortions oe of countenance necessary to this manner of mastication for a direct facial insult to themselves again this method of 0 chewing is contrary to nature as will be fully evinced by an observation of most if not all ruminating ing animals who distend the jaws very freely T the e practice of keeping keepin the lips closed in tobacco chewing appear appears s to proceed from a kind of false modesty or mau inaura ise honta very disreputable to new nev beginners aho who who often labor under the strange impression that there is is something disgraceful or improper in the act and therefore endeavor as much as possible to conceal the sweet morsel this tins feeling in gm must be banished ere much progress can ti be made de let the he pupil habituate himself to sto the idea that tobacco was made for him and he for tobacco let him if possible acquire a sort of enthusiasm in its use and contempt for all those benighted individuals who eschew the practice in order to efficiently carry out the advice just jus given I 1 would su suggest I 1 that classes be formed under t the lie tie superintendence of competent instruct instructor where that peculiar rolling tolling of the cud derisive smile and partial closing of the vidual or organs ans so expressive of pon contempt tempt can be learned but to return let the mouth freely expand ad and the pil w will so boon on have ibe the gratification of hear n g himself fooken of as ab having a very open coulten countenance nce if nothing more should the student have a light moustache the hint will prove invaluable for it furm furn bhea shea a very easy method of imparting impart ipg a rich tinge to the aforesaid hirsute appendage jn the second place the pupil should never allow himself to be confined to a spit box when in the parlor parlon for it places a gentleman in a very undignified position to be erpe arpe ual ly spitting at a mark should one ab be placed VI aced near by let him avo d it and add all in his power to the lustre of the carpet ladies ladice may possibly rebel at first bilt but pay no attention to it show them that the mind is too enlarged to be confined within the narrow limits limiti of ol a spittoon on the sabbath day dy the expert tobacco chewer may render hig his services very useful to the preacher as well uell as to the congregation by decorating the walls it if he be near them with a variety of beautiful f ul designs des ns calculated to excite trains of pious reflections in the mind these in ingenious enious decorations will also have a bene beneficial ficia 11 tendency on those individual lp who every sunday try to secure a 8 9 at close by the wall in order to indulge their somnolent propensities the fear of erasing er asins some beautiful line will probably induce thim to reflect ere they resign themselves into the hands of in the third place let the he pupil puril always be careful in conversation to advance the mouth so near the listener as to give him or her the full benefit of the delicious exhalations exha lations arising never mind if he be or she do manifest at first a repugnance ignance a poper degree of pertinacity will very likely soon anon di the intensity of the feeling the foregoing hints might be variously illustrated and enlarged upon but probably plo pio bably babiy enough has been said to give an idea of the course to be pursued in order to a tain an j eminent position as a clewer chewer and to p pace ace the reader who desires in a position where he call can make himself not cot only useful jut put oina olna orna men tailo tallo society DIOGENES diogines |
