Why then should any one form a habit, which is of no benefit whatever, which is expensive, unpleasant to others, and which may become exceedingly injurious, simply for the sake of saddling one's self with a craving which will probably never be got rid of all the rest of one's life?
The strongest and most positive thing that a smoker can say about his pipe, or cigar, or cigarette, is that he could not get along without it; and he will usually add that he wishes he had never begun to use it.

You are better off in every way by letting tobacco strictly alone, and never teaching yourself to like it.
Tobacco is Not a Natural Taste.

As might be expected, in the case of such an utterly useless drug, we have no natural liking or instinct for it; and the taste for it has to be acquired just as in the case of alcohol, only as a rule with greater difficulty and with more painful experiences of headache, nausea, and other discomforts.
[Illustration: A BOARD OF HEALTH EXAMINATION FOR WORKING PAPERS The Board of Health of the City of New York requires that all children between the ages of fourteen and sixteen shall have certificates of good health before they can be employed in business.

Any employer who hires a child without such a certificate is liable to a heavy fine.

This law is to protect the health of both the worker and the public.] Nicotine, a Powerful Poison.