Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-09
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P!e'iOn oi,hi' we'll began ~ork.
/ 1OBACCO-Thc fu!InNrug sccouui Of the Gr.t
introduction OF h, article INTO England We Gr,L III
nuie TO a. interesting hrsIor.ca article w Dr. WIN
Bacon Stephens. in the last number 81 the Magnolia
entitled The JfrH E"gI,a royags 10 J,rr,ria."-
The voyage. merrly er .lora,,sy. va, N ,de in
1854 by'CaPis. Ana.us - Z Tllw. q, the eLarsp
and under the auspices Of Srr wIl,er Rtleigh:
Anderson. IN az, History of Commerce" and
Oidmiinn. Say they trnk hume with the m some To
hacon. 'ihe first ,hIi was ever seen Inzi.ng and'-
But iIIs Il erroneous, as SoNs ChroArcle II il
stated that S.r John Hawkins carried It thither IN
'hc year lS65 but il was Then eun,ideIed a, mere
drug. and The ChFencle tells us. all ,uen wurder
Cd what II meant" THIS a, col.uI OF Slow ~ con.
hrmod by Hakuyt, Who. IN his naratiVe II the yov-
/ age 81 SIR Juhn Hawkins in 1885 thus spenk- of
The article as observed w thai nav Y. tor among
the F!"r'dian IrdiaIs. The FiurdanS when IN y
travel hare a Kind OF herb dried Which with "A
cane aud an Garth en- cup the end, wIga fire. and
ihe dried heris puI together. 10 suck through the
the smoke thereof which smoke satsfi.Ib their
huugCI Hawkins probably carried a specimen of
Il la Et.gaLd. as a curiusity
camden and other authorities however assert
that Tobacco was first taken To England nv n ,Iph
/ Lane. Governor of the Virgin, advenrursrs In
t5oo That the colonies ui that time Learned the
use ui this naIcOIc, evident lrnIu What Mr. Brriot
"a man Of science aud ob-ervaiinn.' Win aCronp /.
hled Mir Lane. says The Indians he nr,res.
used 10 lake Ike iue, smoke thereof toy smoking
/ II q rough pipes made ni clay. We oursclvcs du.
ring The TINE we were there. used TO suck II after
ihs n manner also since our return" The In.
ieresi and example of Sir Walter Il ,lIegh "A man
OF gaiety and i4shon,' hr"1ghI Il into snrh
4 g. II.
as well as hUbleuen. made no scruple 10 lake G
pipe.
We are not informed yeEelEer the Queen herself
made ms of Il. BIT J. - certain. she gave great roun
ienance ami encuuras cement toll. asa vegetable of
singular sireRglh and Pnw'r. whrh might therefore
prove Of benefit Ia EIHuknd and advantage 10 the
nation. So Tar ST. O.dys well OBSERVES was thus
wise princess rem the refined IsIe fhcr -uccessor
"ho'heId tobacco IN such abominn'iuu Ihui he nj
only refused The of htfnselC bat cudro yorcd
10 destiny and suppress it aiming his sphIocis and
would thereby have robbed the crow ui what has
since pro, Ell one OF tS nohesi jeN,. and most cum
siderable r"ycnucs. and the nsinn "f very ady an.
iageous a"d ImpUrIaut branch oilrais S.r Waller
Raeish's tobacco box, with SIM 81 MS pipes. wa.
lately eI'an'. and laid uP among he ra ellie, in he
lnnsinm ~ that cuHons Antiquarian y e late NJ
Ralph IhornShy, o l. eds 10 Yorkshire
There ore also some humorous stories s;iIi rcmsm.
beTed colcernUg The FIRST Of Iobsc n; IA tculnr.
iy his wager with the Queen. thai he would deter
miHe exactly the weight Of she smoke tai ~ cnI ah
M a fiPe oitobacoc. This ne DID 10y weighing
the tobacco oud Then carefully preserving unJ
weighing the ashes, and the Queen readily ErauIcd
that what Nns waiting IN prime weight, must b
eyapornled 10 s1uke. gnd wher she Paid lie wager
she sud plea ,anrly, hat she hlG heard NJ mauy Ia
h"rcrs ia he lire y ~ had IuTH:d Ih-rr I'D into
smoke. but R'lesh was The Efsl whs had Irrncd
las smoke rnio god
1T was 81 related. tint coun'r, rery antof HE.
bringing him taUAaTd Of ale aud nutmeg into his
study. % he VAS Intsutly eI gagged AT his book;
smoking pipe Of tobacco. the fellow ~ fright
ened al seeing the smoke resk oui OF his mouth
that he threw Tie ale ntu lis face. ia order to e1.
ultgnish The IRE and ran down STAIRS alarming The
family, and crying oni his master vas on Ere aud
before they could get up would hs burnt 10 ashos
'Ccriainly,' says Camden. from lat lime for.
ward It began 10 gro. greater request and to he
sold al an high rate. II 10 remarkable that m all
early accounts NJ aha American ahorgine-, We fnd
The use of tobacco specified, Carter in 535 fund
70 lu Canada, aud ihus Describes ~ There grow.
eth d cernin lind nf nerb. whereof in the summer
they make great provision Tor ali the wear. making
great account OF II, and only men use.oi IT, Aud
first they cause IL To he died in the sun hen wear
Il ABOUT iheT neck wrapped IN n little beasts skir
made like lille beg with hollow piece OF stone,
or wood, like pipe; then when they please they
make powder OF a. and then put IL N one end Of
said cOrnei pipe. and laying coal Of FIRE upon IT,
al the other end suck 20 long that they FIJI Their bo
dies fuH N nuke, tll th.tu comsth ont Of their
mouth and nosrflI'. even ont of the tunnel Of a
chimney
BrsreiOn, ia hrs journal of GpsuolJs Voyage. ~
COZ aud Rpset, in his account Of Weymouth
Voyage 10 New Engisnd IN 1905. boh speak OF iis
nse among the Indians Of those parts Bot u wus
not smoking Or chewing or snufiing. but drinking
They gave us. asr says Bierelun of their ;ohar.
CO, which lhey dri.k green. but dried INTO powder
very strong Gnd pleasant we d. aHk Of ihcif ~
cellent obscco, writes Roster. "a much rs We
would with them; bot we SOW not any groat guam
" 20 truck fbr, and % SEEMED They had not much
LETT ofolJ. Tor hey spend greui quaniiry yearly by
their continual drinking"
Lane found 10 among The Firsinilnt; Hnwkns
smong the Elordians, auJ the Spabiards smong the
McH,cans. where the natives took % not only IN
smoke al the mouth, bat also m snuff al tho mise;
anl 70 vas sGch lsvury with them That the Lords
Of Mexico composed themselves 60 sleep with o."
It name. says Anderson. was probably given u by
the span;nrds before ihs lime from the isle Of TOba.
60. one Of The Gsub5ees. where d produced IN a.
bundancs."
RIVERS iN CUlNA.-Cspian Bingham in HI.
work on China Jusl published "a England says The