Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1884 — Smokers the Unselfish Ones. [ARTICLE]

Smokers the Unselfish Ones.

Selfishness appears almost invariably to accompany abstinence from tobacco. The man who, for a long series of years, abstains from tobacco, seems to lose all sense of what is dne to other people, and to be absorbed wholly in seeking his own ease and comfort. The ferryboats afford a forcible illustration of the fact. The cabins designed for ladies are habitually crowded with men oconpy the seats and compel the ladies to stand. These men never smoke. The smokeas withdraw to the other cabin, which is usually a dirty and disagreeable place. They never force their way into the ladies’ cabin to occupy seats to which men have no right. It is only the non-smokers who exhibit this offen—sive variety of selfishness, and nothing could more clearly demonstrate the degrading moral effect of not using tobacco.—New York Times.

Where Housewives haye an Easy Time.. Key West Letter: Restaurants? No end to them. Every third bouse seemed to be a little Spanish restaurant, with open door, sanded floor, and chairs and tables. Our young coach driver explained why it was. No Cuban matron will cook. The home is only for sitting and sleeping in; when it is time to eat the entire family go ont to a restaurant. And a woman who will not cook of course will not wash, so all the clothes go ont to a laundry.