Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-08
The Use of Tohaeco.

The Dean of Carlisle in recent lecture on tobacco
at Carlisle England, gave the following statistics
In 1856 thirty-three millions of pounds of tobacco
were consumed here at an expense of eight millions of
money five million two hundred and twenty thousand
pounds of which went in duty to Government to saw
nothing OF vast quantities smugged into the country
There is steady increase upon this consumption far
exceeding the contemporaneous increase of population
ln 1921 the average was ounces per head per an
mum 1851 it had risen to SO and in 1853 to o
ounces or at least at the rate of Oneourth increase in
ten years. We hear Of 10000 hogsheads of tobacco in
the bonding houses in London at one time There are
twelve city brokers IN London expressly devoted to TO-
baccO sales ninety manufacturers 1869 tobacco sbOns
in London; eightytwo clay pipe makers 1880 work
men engaged IN the different branches of the business
and no less than 250048 tobacco shops in the United
Kingdom. And if we turn to the Continent the con-
sumption ana expenditure assume proportions perfectly
gigantic.
In France much more is consumed in proportion to
the population than in England. The Emperor clears
l0O,O0O0OO francs annually by the Government mono
poly At St Omer II GOO tons of clay are used in max
ing 45,OOOO0O tobacco pipes In the city of Hamburg
600 cigars are consumed daily although the ponua
ton is not much over 10000; 10000 persons, many
OF them and children are engaged in their manu-
tactIre One hundred and fifty million cigars are sup
piled annually; printing press is entirely occupied in
printing labels for the boxes of CIGARS &c. and the bus
ness represents 100000 francs In Denmark the an.
nua consumption reaches the enormous average of sew
enty per head of the whole population and in
Belgium even mofe-to seventy-three ounces, or four
pounds and three-fths of pound per head. In Amer
Ca the average is vastly higher
1t is calculated that the entire world of smokers snuff
fers and chewers consume 100000 tons of tobacco
nuaIly. or 4480,0OO000 pounds weight-as much il
tonnage as the consumed by ten millions of Eng
llshmen and actually at cost sufficient to pay for al
the bread corn eaten in Great Britain. Five millions
and half of occupied in its growth, chiefly
cultivated by slave labor the product OF which, at two
pence per pound, would yield thrty-seven millions
pounds sterling The time would fail to tell of the
amount of smoking in Turkey and Persia in India al
classes and both indulge in this practice; the
Siamese both chew aud smoke. In Burmah all age
practise it-children of three years old, and of bott
sexes China equally contributes to the general mania
and the advocates of the habit boast that about
fourth Of the human their clients that there
certainly are lO0000,000 smokers!
to- The prospectus of The Neo York LEDGER the grea
family paper, will be found in another column.
y to say that The Ledger is far the most pop
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four hundred thousand copies. always character
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to its advertisement, employs eminent contributor
than any other paper in the world.