Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-07-25
SNUFF EATING


Lowell girl, writing about the Southern
Cotton Factories, has the following exapper-
ated picture of some of the habits prevalent
among the female employees in those estab-
lishment;
Nearly al the g'F,s chew tobacco. They
also use mail stick nearly as large as a
.Tipe stem, one end of which they chew until
it becomes something like brush, when they
dip it in snuff and put it into their mouths
and suck it. They pay 25 cents bottle for
snuff; one bottle lasts them about a weekr
Here IS picture of feminine grace and love
iness sufficient to subdue the most obdurate
bachelor heart that ever made war against
the charms of woman
We are compelled to admit that in some
OF the States Of the South the disgusting hab-
it referred to by this writer still exists. No
such thing was ever known in Louisiana, but
IN North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama,
there are some cases. 1t is most horrible.
filthy and disgraeefnl custom, and the pa
rent or husband who permits it, ought not to
be allowed to have control of his daughter or
wife. Though born and raised in the South.
we never knew anything of the prevalence Of
this habit until last winter, during the en-.
gagement of Jenny Lind in this city. There
we're great many ladies and gentlemen here
from the neighboring States, who came ex-
pressly to hearth Swedish Nightingale, learn
the fashions and then bear them back TO their
country homes. At one of the hotels there
was family Of wealthy and DISTINGUISHED
connections, and of very high standing in a
neighboring State, including, besides the old
folks and half dozen servants, two Young
daughters, Just entering womanhood. ofgreat
beauty, grace and vivacity. Their fresh and
brilliant appearance and artless manners soon
attracted the attention of the beaux of our
city who congregated around them in crowds
and paid them the most special and pressing
attentions. Indeed, several ofour bachelors.
who had long defed the attractions of our
: city fair, were actually caught BY the lovely
, daughters of the rich planter Of F.. and
felt themselves inextricably entangled in the
meshes Of love. One of them was a gentle
man Of exquisite taste, neatness and elegance
: His chief adherence was every species Of un-
cleanliness. Dirt was his great horror. To-
! bacco-chewing, snuf-taking, all and every
species of expectoration, were the inexpiabie
: sins in his calender. Now, this exquisite gen
tleman was fascinated beyond all measure
with the fresh, pure and fragrant loveliness,r =
: as he expressed it, of the charming Young la
: dy from -. She was so free from ali the
affections, airs, French ehalking, tallow greas-
ing and rouging of city girls. She was Tie
cheese, and no mistake Our friend was a
: decided case, and so he contintinued untis
: one day, passing early in the morning, BY the
e door Of the room of his charmer, and grace
n fully waiting her a kiss accompanied by a.
: deep and tender sigh, as his eve glanced at
e the abode of so much purity and loveliness,
e he observed the door open, his heart palpita-
q ted violently, the blood rushed to his face.
s and timidly he looked again at the door, ex
b pecting to sec it lighted up by the charnin
1t face and figure of the idol of his fancy bur
y 10 to his disappointment, and somewhat t.
g his relief, he beheld the grinning face of ?
d stout negro wench.
le The sable damsel bore in her hands sew
i raj square greenish looking jars, which sh
,e attempted in vain to conceal, as she pass
al our love-struck bachelor friend. The curie
of ity of the latter was aroused. Eyerythir
that proceeded from that sacred precinct q
y, beauty, possessed an interest to him, and h.
in could not resist the inclination to hold shb-
re converse with the ebon satellite of 50 muc9
ry beauty. H5EES
to Girl blandly remarked our elegant ffiend