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| Tobacco so destroys the sensations and functions of the mouth that, |
| mild natural drinks, are not tasted; hence one craves strong drinks, |
| something that will goad the deadened nerves into action. It produces |
| a state of exhaustion in the whole system that calls for an artificial |
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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 |
| biddy can furnish but one decanter there you can get 'two cigars for |
| a cent.
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