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stimulus. Alcohol, ever true to its companion, steps in and supplies

this artificial stimulus. It is a scientific fact that tobacco is

responsible for more drunkards than alcohol. I know from my own

experience, that smoking naturally calls for drinking. Walk through

your town and look at the signs, and you will see them allied under

the same colors, liquors and cigars, beer and pipes,--always. When
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biddy can furnish but one decanter there you can get 'two cigars for

a cent.' When a party of old gout-toed wine-bibers make a supper what

do they do? Drink and smoke. When a party of Indians, trappers or

soldiers gets to town to have a blow out, what do they do? Drink and

smoke. When bloods go out on a 'bender' what do they do? Drink and

smoke. When low unprincipled men, thieves, villians, rowdies, rakes,

murderers, the filth and offscourings of humanity meet together to

carouse or design devilish schemes, what do they do? Drink and smoke.



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