The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-12-18
TIFFIN, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1857
MigttllQnp.
Isaac partIngton.

The workable son Of the old lady, has
been writing composition" IL was
read at recent examination Of The Bos-
ton schools, aud caused a profound sen.
saiiou among the sohooi.mates OF the
Young man, aud also among outsiders
We give it below. II will be seen that
in style It exhibits some attempts at oul-
| tivaton, The essay may perhaps be-
thought rather eXtnvagant ia somo of its
details, and all It's deductions may not be
Approved; but there is little wholesome
satire in it that will be at least amusing.
Isaac has not failed to inherit portion Of
the old Danes originality. Ills theme
is "Tob1cco"
Tobacco is a great article Of commerce
and forms one of our social institutions.
10 enters into the domestic circle and
drives away care because the one who
smokes in ho domestic circle doesn't care
q snap who likes IL or not. IL comes ia
different shapes, silver. leaf, fine cut, cav
eulish md Niger head. This last has
its name from the negroes in Virginia who
yet it up for msrkct. Toblcco was first
introduced into England in the year 1900,
and some say. by Sir Walter Raleigh
The people didn't object to being intro
duced to it, though King James wrote
something about Is, intending to give IL
tits, but twas soon in everyboly's mouth,
aud soon more "oll soldiers" Of tobacco
were to be seen than there werO in tho
army Of England. Sir Walter Raleigh's
appetite for the weed was afterwards i'm
paired by having his head cut off His
memory has been pulled as n great beno-
factory to the human race that smokes.
Tobacco, when rohcd up into cigars, is Il
very agreeable preparation, aud the mild.
est form in which IL is used. Some peo-
| pie take it in snuff between the thumb
aud fingers, aud draw it up the nose
This is an exciting operation with elderly
females, and it is interesting to watch It's
effects when the nose is full charged and
Iprimed, before il sneezos of. Chewing
and smoking belongs only 10 men aud
such boys as do il on tho sly whom the old
folks ism round. The essential oil Of to
bacco is said to be deleterous to human
life. ! don't know why 1t is essential
that there should be any oil about ii, but
the apothecaries will it so. Tobacco is
called a great leyalcr, when a fellow gets
sick, in trying TO learn, Then il levels
men FIAT enough But It's called level
Ter because the rich man doesn't feel above
asking poor chap for light when his
cigar is gone out-a beautiful and sub
lime instance Of magnificent condescen-
sion. Tobacco may be, from this, put
among the incentives Of virtuous action,
and a box of short skies becomes a mis-
lsionary in the cause of civilization. Itis
estimated that over ten millions are smok
ed in a year, and that, il they wer,
! stretched one behind another, they woulC
reach around the world three times.
is also said that it all the old ohews o
tobacco were put together at the end o
the year, they would make a pile bigger'r
Mount Washington. The great invention
of spittoons, which has done so much L
fulfill human expectation, is the Offspring
Of tobacco, and gives a new claim of tha
delightful plant to our gratitude, 1t is,
great help in agriculture, and its smok,
is used to kill bugs on flowers, when boys
can do a useful turn and have fine fun il
smoking, and nothing be said about it,
Much more might be written about tobac
co, but will conclude by saying that /
is great pckpocRet, and takes the mon
ey away from fellow like sixty.
ISAAC PARTINGTON."