Addiction is an obstacle to financial freedom
"...They have got hold of a poisonous, Tobacco, or rather that takes a firm hold of them. Here are married men who run about spitting tobacco juice on the carpet and floors, and sometimes even upon their wives besides. They do not kick their wives out of doors like drunken men, but their wives, I have no doubt, often wish they were outside of the house..."
Consider using the nicotine patch or nicotine gum before your wife ask for divorce.
"...Another perilous feature is that this artificial appetite, like jealousy, 'grows by what it feeds on' when you love that which is unnatural, a stronger appetite is created for the hurtful thing than the natural desire for what is harmless..."
"...There is an old proverb which says that 'habit is second nature' but an artificial habit is stronger than nature. Take for instance, an old tobacco chewer; his love for the 'quid' is stronger than his love for any particular kind of food. He can give up roast beef easier than give up tobacco..."
When you stop smoking you invest in your family's future.
"...Young lads regret that they are not men; they would like to go to bed boys and wake up men; and to accomplish this they copy the bad habits of their seniors..."
Those in home mail order drug testing kits are becoming very popular, parents cannot take any chances.
"...Little Tommy and Johnny see their fathers or uncles smoke a pipe, and they say, -If I could only do that, I would be a man too; uncle John has gone out and left his pipe of tobacco, let us try it -They take a match and light it, and then puff away. -We will learn to smoke; do you like it Johnny?- That lad dolefully replies: -not very much; it tastes bitter- by and by he grows pale, but he persists and he soon offers up a sacrifice on the altar of fashion; but the boys stick to it and persevere until at last they conquer their natural appetites and become the victims of acquired tastes..."
Consider using the nicotine patch or nicotine gum before your wife ask for divorce.
"...Another perilous feature is that this artificial appetite, like jealousy, 'grows by what it feeds on' when you love that which is unnatural, a stronger appetite is created for the hurtful thing than the natural desire for what is harmless..."
"...There is an old proverb which says that 'habit is second nature' but an artificial habit is stronger than nature. Take for instance, an old tobacco chewer; his love for the 'quid' is stronger than his love for any particular kind of food. He can give up roast beef easier than give up tobacco..."
When you stop smoking you invest in your family's future.
"...Young lads regret that they are not men; they would like to go to bed boys and wake up men; and to accomplish this they copy the bad habits of their seniors..."
Those in home mail order drug testing kits are becoming very popular, parents cannot take any chances.
"...Little Tommy and Johnny see their fathers or uncles smoke a pipe, and they say, -If I could only do that, I would be a man too; uncle John has gone out and left his pipe of tobacco, let us try it -They take a match and light it, and then puff away. -We will learn to smoke; do you like it Johnny?- That lad dolefully replies: -not very much; it tastes bitter- by and by he grows pale, but he persists and he soon offers up a sacrifice on the altar of fashion; but the boys stick to it and persevere until at last they conquer their natural appetites and become the victims of acquired tastes..."
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