Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-29

the shrine OF fasslon, IN The palace, 10
the cottage, the neutrality-suspicious. OF
this singular plant commands an equal
tribute Of devotion aud attachment.
Hrrmandes de Poledo sent this
plant into Spain and Portugal, in 1859,
when Jean Nicot was Ambassador at
the Court Of Lisbon, from Francis
End. and the transmitted or carried eli.
Their The seed or the plant to Cs,herise
lie Medicis. 1t was then considered
as one oftbe wonders ofthe new world
and was supposed to possess very ex
traordinary virtues. This seems 10 be
the first authentic record Of the intro
duciion of this plant into Europe. In
1893, the Cardinal Santa Crose, re.
turning from bis nunciaior in Spain and
Portugal tc Italy. carried thi,her with
him tobacco, and we may form some
notion Of the ent husiasm with which
its introduction was hailed, from a pc
rusal Of the poetry which the subject
inspired; the poets compare the exploit
of the holy Cardinal With that of his
progenltor, who brough. home the
wood of the true cross:
Herb Of immortal fame,
Which hitler first with Santa Cro.e came.
When he. his time If nunciature expired.
Back from the court OF Portugal retired;
Even as his predecessor great and good,
Drought home tie cross.
In England. it is said, that the sno
king of tobacco was first introduced
by Sir Walter Raleigh, on his return
from America. James the first wrote
philippe against it, entitled Coun.
terblast to Tobacco, in which the row.
al author with more prejudice than
dignity, informs his loving subjects
that il is "a custom Ioathsome TO the
eye, haselul to the nose, harmful to the
BRAN, dangerous 10 the lungs, and in
the black s'irJking iume thereof, nesr-
est resembling The horrible stigian
smoke of the pi. THAI is bcttomess. >
In 1904, this mo,'arch endeavored by
heavy imposts, to abolish its use in
England, and in 1Cl9, he command
ed that no planter in Virginia should
cultivate more than 100 poonds 1t
must De confessed that st'mc legislative
enactment was ready at ibis period for
restricting the cuetom of smoklng to.
bscco, Tor we are told in the Counter
ofast' mat many persons exl 'ended as
much as 5G0l per annum, in the pnr.
chase oishls article, which in those days
was an enormous amount.
In 1924, Pope Urban the 8.h rub
i!sned decree OF cxcommunicat,io o ..
gaInst all who took snuff in the church.
Zen years after this; smoking was to,.
oidden in Russia, under the pain o.
i1sV'ng Inc nose Gu! off; in 1868 the
council OF the Canton Of Appenzil CT
ted smokers before them. whom they
punched, and they ordered inkeepers
10 INFORM against such as were found
smokingIn their houses The police
re guiation Of Fern, made in 1871.
were divided according to the ten com.
mandments, IN which the prohibition
oismok;ng stands Immediately beneath
the command against aduItery-- this
prohibition renewed IN 1875, and the
Ariounai instituted to put it in execu.
ton, viz: Chemhre au Tabac--con.
iinued to the middle Of the 18th ccntu.
ry, Pope Innocent 18th in 1880, ex
communicated oil those who were
found taking snuff or tobacco in the
church of St Peter at Rome; even SO
late as l7l9, the Senste ct strssburg
prohibited the cultivation Of Tobacco
from al apprehension that it would
diminish the growth Of corn. Ann
ralh 4th published an ed;ct which
made smoking capital offence; this
was founded on an opinion that it pre-
vented The increase Of population.