Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-11

History Of Tobacco.

Ages before the discovery of America, the
sava-eS in some parts OF this continent hal
lsaraed 10 seek sensuous qualification in chew
u ani smoking Tobacco; and the evidence
q The employment Of this narcotic, furnished
5y specimens Of pipemaking found among the
N1gEo tribes TO a period long anterior TO
u4leEA On hi> arrival al Cuba, Columbus
1sle.j for the first time the strange plieGone
I'D Q. j m4n drawing Tobacco smoke into his
EogiA through burning cigar. Hernandez
e I1.a,o soon after introduced the plant into
S74.l ana Portugal John Nicot. after whom
re plan, has been named sent the seeds 70
F-l2ca about The year 1860 SIR Francis
1,lAa. On returning 10 England with the Viz
ga to.oaiStS in 1885, introduced there the
-se Of tie article and about the year 1852,
v.ei from France 10 Italy. From these
ral,s IS spread rapidly over almost the whole
ne Inhabited portions of the globe.
TIE plant Is now cultivated aud used
throughout the whole extent Of the United
>-;r> Canada, New Brunswick. Mexico, the
assIe.a Coast, the Spanish Main, Cuba. ST.
-s-laso Trinidad, Turkey, Persia, India,
Una. Austria, the Philippine Islands. Japan,
t,Tgt \ -era. the Canary Islands, and the
t-7s o. Good Hope
Is a>e vas first opposed, then tolerated,
~ embraced. and finally eulogized DIR.
l4HS remarks d" IL has been successfully op-
2s*d and commended by physicians con
.l17l sud eulogizei by priests and kings :;
+. L. n-oSc-ioei and protected bv government.
Aa- James the first of England ami his
s-@s>>o7 Charles prohibited its use under Sc
1s'e penalties Queen Elizabeth Published an
s.>i against It's use. la 1898 Shah AbbaS
.f-l.c'ei IL use in Persia by penal statutes.
i L lo+2. Urban VIII exc0mmuujcated snuff
A4s'> a0 dghled 81 Peters Church hv tax
: pacl within its walls In 1855. 4 severe
Il E-Snsn' was decyced against al who smoke
i i.llr,o n he canton Of AppoaZel. In Rus
i = a2oIt the same time, the penalty O; death
= p:oc.l,mci against the offence of Tobacco
sag. while those who smoked were con-
7--e4 10 have their noses cut OF. In 1920,
H = Innocent MI renewed the bull Of Pope
N.y4a but in 1924. Benedict NV. ha wing
,e--e a saGf-taker himself. repealed the ei;ct.
= t22>.&B'laRple, about the same time, 1920.
H .'s'T Iaya caught IN the indecent act Of snok-
H : Vas conducted in ridicule through the
s@e,S seated on az ass bis face directed to
--s toe animals tail, and pipe transfxed
'-'22-. bis uose-
la some countries, men, women. and even
~'1'7n ale addicted TO smoking. In Cam
f-A,'T- Ee are told. il is common for children
~ o '-Tee years Of age TO smoke cigars
III AS,t7ole 80 tells Gs that the Sandwich Islands
NJ ---fs4 often smoke before they learn TO
'A and that the adults frequently fall
i "a. Sea>eas< from the excessive indulgence
rs A40.t India, al classes and both SEX
@oAe. In HiadoSlan, beys of fourteen
19oA<co excessively. In the Barman En-
20 Doth males snd females smoke necessarily,
q -a'Nng Infants have the lighted pipe put
q - '1v< Mouths Occasionally BY their smoking
.sS'>' 10 ChlHa Young girls wear, as an
,-SssL>a1.e i appeRdage TO their daily dress,
!, >,Asa POCKET 10 carry pipe and tohacco-
san America, both sexes use Tobaeeo.
SomaH are daily seea putting cigars
III - r street. and in Paraguay tie fair sex"
IA '3e'' noatAs every day by chewing
HI GeFnans smeke large POrtioa of their
=. lac French and Spanish smoke TO great
he kAgl.sh.cOnSnaa immense qusn-
A.. looaccs and take the lead in saufing.
'A>''y, IN iAe United States more To