From President Humphrey, of Amherst College.
Amherst College, April 17, 1842.
Rev. Orin Fowler:—Rev. and Dear Sir—I thank you heartily for your pamphlet, on the use of that vile narcotic, tobacco. It ought to be the abhorring of all mankind, as it is of all other flesh; and the extensive circulation of your timely and powerful antidote, cannot fail of doing great good. The public in general have no idea of the enormous expense of smoking and chewing in this country; much less of the waste of health and life occasioned by it. I rejoice that your essay begins to be loudly called for, and wish that as many copies might be circulated as there are miserable slaves to the habit, which, next to alcoholic drinking, is stupefying more brains, and probably shortening more lives than any other.
Very sincerely and affectionately yours,
H. HUMPHREY.
From Rev. M. Tucker, D. D.
Providence, April 30, 1842.
I have read with interest the Rev. Orin Fowler's Essay on the evils of the use of Tobacco. A perusal cannot fail to convince every candid mind. The use of tobacco in most cases is an evil. The subject is ably discussed in this essay. The arguments are sound, the facts abundant, and the conclusions fair and forcible. They who can resist such appeals must be slaves indeed. I shall rejoice in its wide circulation.
M. TUCKER.