There is not the least doubt but that tobacco is more highly pernicious to the health and morals of the human race at the present time than any other article, not excepting that foul and loathsome poison alcohol, and the day is fast approaching when there will be such an outcry against this vile and wicked weed as few people may now imagine; let us labour then for so great and grand a consummation. That the plant tobacco is one of the direst among the forbidden fruits, there cannot be the least question of a doubt; the testimony and experience is overwhelming that it begins to work the work of death, from the first moment of its use, and how any government-that should be paternal-can still go on countenancing its use is a mystery. It is not acting up to the maxim, that health leads to wealth, and disease tends to poverty of mind and body; no community can be truly healthy, or wealthy, whose members indulge in a practice which is so antagonistic to the well-being of man as is tobacco, its use must of necessity ever prevent the perfection of the human mind, and body.

God made man upright, but he has found out many inventions.

It is the unanimous opinion of the best physicians and surgeons, and even enlightened smokers themselves, who have studied the subject both practically and theoretically, that in all cases it brings on depravity and weakness of the brain gradually, but very surely; memory, and the intellectual powers are weakened by tobacco, whether by smoking, chewing, or snuffing. With some individuals it is soothing, stupefying, and deadening, which is a sure indication of its pernicious working on the brain.

Tobacco should be shunn'd as the deadliest of poisons -which it is-by every young man who is striving after perfection of character, and what youth is not doing so. Invalids should particularly avoid smoking, as should every one, young or old, who wishes to enjoy pleasure.

without pain or alloy. Smoking and chewing, causes a very bad temper, together with great trembling, and nervousness, also muddles, and causes giddiness, it also renders many unfit to write properly immediately after the act.

Smoking is very destructive to the teeth, and causes a sad waste in that rich and necessary fluid the saliva, thereby directly interfering with the functions of digestion, for it would be better that scarcely any food be taken, than to bolt or swallow it without properly impregnating it with the saliva, and giving it a perfect mastication. The sickly smoker will, therefore, at once see his danger; the lungs likewise terribly suffer, and in myriads of cases, that fearful destroyer of the human race, viz., consumption is induced.

Smoking gives a sheepish, pale, sallow, and emaciated appearance to many of its votaries; in fact it is highly injurious to the strong, but more especially to the weak; to the fat, but inore particularly to the lean; its constant tendency is to degradation of character, it is all outlay without the least particle of return or benefit.

To those troubled with any complaint, such as nervous debility, low spirits, head-ache, affection of the liver, hypochondria, it is a great aggravation, indeed to a great number it is the sole cause of these and other affections of the system, which will be further alluded to hereafter. Scarcely any cures need be expected while smoking, chewing, or snuffing is persisted in.

Let any user of tobacco leave off the habit for ten days and he will find himself much more competent to attend to his business or pleasure, by being the possessor of a more valuable and clearer head. Business will then-in time-become a great pleasure, but it will be imperatively necessary to keep from thinking of the detestable habit, or it will (till we become used to its discontinuance), cause a little annoyance; keep the mind employed, and in time you will find more difficulty to return to its use, than you now experience in your

endeavours to leave it off; strong minds will not find it difficult to leave off; weak minds may find it rather difficult at first; but strong minds are very soon weakened by the use of tobacco, so that it may be inferred, the longer we use ourselves to a bad habit, the longer it takes to cure us of the evil effects of that habit, and to give us our natural strength and command over ouselves, so the sooner we set about an improvement, the better it will be; but I will venture to say, that in a month or so, those who have been great smokers, will have great reason to be thankful for having abandoned the filthy and pernicious practice. They will not wish to return to the habit again, unless they have a very lazy turn of mind, with no firmness of character left, which must be deeply deplored. It (smoking) causes very great annoyance to the female sex, not to mention the injurious effects of a poisoned atmosphere which they, and all non-smokers are compelled to inhale, it is true that many ladies suppress and strive to hide the disgust they have and feel through it, many young men have entirely left off smoking on this account alone, but they have had strong and unselfish minds, and have left off in time, thinking this objection quite sufficient to warrant them in feeling a disgust at such an unnatural habit, and this shows what can be done by a right way of thinking. It is necessary to act the man in order to conquor all evil habits which obstruct the straight road which leads to perfection; in what other way can we most honour our Maker than in striving to the very utmost to make ourselves excellent and glorious, this determination especially should be the aim of all young people, and is the only true wisdom whose ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Some will cry out and say that the revenue will suffer if smoking, chewing, &c., is not indulged in, but even supposing such should be the case, is it not better that the revenue should suffer, rather than Godlike men

should? Do we ever tolerate an inferior machine when a better one can be obtained? then why indulge in these low vices which beggar mankind, and impair that beautiful machinery-in man-which is fearfully and wonderfully made. But the revenue would not suffer to the detriment of the country, there are too many noble patriots to prevent any such catastrophe occurring to England.

The sturdier her sons, the greater will be her resources. England has not suffered in revenue from any of the great and mighty reforms that have been accomplished, still less will she do so when such an accursed thing as tobacco is renounced, or removed out of the way. It is such a fearful temptation, that the authorities ought to lead the people out of it as speedily as possible; especially should the young be kept from its use, but sad to relate they are now tempted to adopt the habit at the tenderest ages, it needs not much of a prophet's ken to predict what must surely happen at no distant date, if those having the power do not step in, and place an interdict on an article which is producing such ravages among the rising generation.

Physiologists of the greatest eminence and standing, have placed it on record as their fullest conviction that there is not a single vice which does so much harm as smoking, then such being the case, it behoves all lovers of their race, all philanthropists, fathers, mothers, and teachers, to use their means and influence towards the utter extirpation of such an enemy from the land. Alcoholic drinks-as all right-minded people now allow are fast undermining the constitutions of millions, but what must be thought of tobacco, when. physiologists know and declare that moderate smoking is even more physically injurious than moderate drinking. Is it not high time that the ministers of religion fully realized the great work which the "Baptist" commenced in preparing the way of the Lord, and making His paths straight, and preaching with a *-*-*

trumpet tongue against the obstacles which stand in the way of man's progression. If this kind of teaching were given out in all our churches and chapels and schools, as well as by parents at home, we should soon have a different state of things existing. But when do we hear of ministers preaching against these fell destroyers, no doubt many require reformation themselves, before they can influence others on these most important subjects, and medical men could do wonders did they all speak out in condemning such a degrading and poisonous drug as tobacco. Our Board Schools may not be able to lay hold of the adult population, but they can catch the young ones early. The teachers in those schools should throw all their energy, heart and soul, into instructing their young and tender pupils in the great evils of smoking and tobacco.

When Horace Greely was asked how he would civilise the American Indians, he said, "catch the young ones early, and knock the old ones on the head."

But we have plenty of testimony as to the reformation of adults from this soul-destroying and body polluting habit of using tobacco, but space will not allow me to go into them, but I may instance my own case. I smoked for fully (24) twenty-four years, and suffered all the penalties nearly that the vile habit entails, and that have been given above. I felt daily that the indulgence was evil, and only evil, and at last was determined to give it up, and after a few severe struggles, by the grace of God and His help, I came off conqueror, and have not smoked, or used tobacco in any way since October, 1863, being then at Halifax, Nova-Scotia. North America. A friend also has stated, "that after smoking twenty-seven years. and falling into every bad health-head weak and sight failing-he resolved to abandon the use of tobacco; and after abstaining for a few months, he completely recovered his health and strength."

In some constitutions, when the habit of using