Coalville Times | 1906-08-03 | Page 5 | Right of the Smoker

RIGHTS OF THE SMOKER. 3uttlon'lIas Disturbed Legislative Minds In tbe "Mother of Parliaments " Time was, and not long ago, hcn smoking was regarded as n "nasty habit, and the devotee of pipe or cigar was banished to tho garden or tho stables Nowadays smokers aro In tlio majority, and It Is not surprising that the) should war against what they regard re-gard as the Intolerance of the minority minor-ity Middle aged smokers remember their banishment lo the stnblos, whllo tho younger generation, although not lacerated b) memories of tiersecutlon or Intolerance, claims, In tho spirit of tho age. thu right to amoko almost ever) where Tho attitude of Mr. Crumble. M l who raised tho question ques-tion of smoking In the libraries of tho llrltlsh house ot commons, suggests thai the reformed smoker may bocomo oven less tolerant of the use of toliao-co toliao-co than Iho man who tins been a Ufa-long Ufa-long abslnlm r from Iho weed. Mr. ('rumble's protest against permitting onu iHirllami'iilar) library out of five, to be smoked In, although supported by 111 memliers. wns rejected by n majority of I If. It I evident from the remarks of Mr. Hnrcourt nnd other members that the best club In Im-don" Im-don" Is overcrowded, but member of the house who object to Iho usn of tobacco and It must bo confessed that many people, are nauseated by tho smell will hne no serious grievance In surrendering ono library out of flvo to tho smokers.