6 +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | 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.' 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. | | | | ---*-------*=======*=======*-------*--- | | | | | | | | | | FREE! | | | | | | All new subscribers to the GOSPEL MONITOR on and after March the first | | 1881, if they request it, will receive one copy of the "RULINGS of | | NATURE" free. | | | | THE GOSPEL MONITOR is a monthly publication devoted to religion, | | logic, and science, 50 cts. a year. It is the only religious paper not | | walled in by creeds, and the only one whose columns are always open to | | its opponents, whether Infidel, Christian, or Idolator, It stands upon | | its own merit and asks for the criticisms and communications of the | | ablest writers. | | | | We will defend the Right at all risks, and expose the Wrong at our own | | risk. Read the Monitor. | | |