The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
Tobacco It's History aud Assoc lat hons


This Is the title Of history Of the weed
put forth by J.. w. Fairholt, +. s. A. who
is equally strai ger to the pleasures and
penalties which arise from ia use. lie has
uniformly abstaincd from the use OF IT, nc
cording to statement made in the London
Cr,tie. which seems to take kindly to the
volume. From the statistics given il arrives
at the conclusion that smokers arc rather u
long lived class. The author appears TO
have examined almost every work which
treats Of tobacco in any form or guise, and
his volume Is The book on tobacco. All the
useful learning scattered through other
books on the subject is brought together
with references To Sir Walter Raleigh
Ralph Lane, his deputy, Sir Francis Drake
and his mariners King James and his
&" Countcr.b!asi, King William, Louis
XIV and the smoking ladies Of his court,
who used the pipes oi the officers of Swiss
guard. Popcs Urban VIII. and Innocent
Nil, Sir Walter scott, Sir Edward Bull.
w,r. Charles Lamb. DR.. Parr, Alfred Ten
nyson, Byron, Moore and Campbell, Alfred
de- Muswt, Eugene Sue, Merimcc, Paul dc
st Victor. and Nine Dudevant. alias George
sand The connection OF these worthless
with the weed opens up many interesting
"reminiscences But the gem Of the illus
tration OF devotion to the pipe given by
Mr.. Fairholt is the following letter, written
by an English sailor, more than quarter
Of n century ago
Dear Brother Tom, This comes hopcn
TO find you in good health u II leaves me
safe auckord here yesterday at I p. m. ar.
ter II pleasant voyage tolcrablc short and u
lew squalls Dear Tom, hopes to find poor
old father stout. and am quito out Of pig
tail. Sights of pig tail at GravcSend, bu,
unfor,inly not tit for dog to Choir. Dear
Tom. Captains boy will bring you this, and
pu, pig tail in his pocket when bort lest
in London at the Black Roy in dies where
go acks for best pig. tail pound Of pig tail
win do, and am short OF shirts Dear Tom,
IA for shirts, ony took whereof one is quite
worcd on, and luther most, but don't forget
the pg.tail, as ant had quij to Choir
since Thursday. Dear Tom, as for the
shirts, your size will do, ouy longer. | like
Nm long get one at present, best u, Tow.
crhill, aud cheap, but be- partlcler to go TO
! dies for the p'g.iall at the Black BOY, and
Dear Tom, acks for pound best pig tail and
le, it be good Cap,ains boy will put the
pig tall IN his pocket, he likes pig tail, 50 ty
It up. Dear Tom, shall b. up about Mon
day there W thcreabouts. Not so pcr,ccler
Tor the shirt, as the prcscn, can he washed,
but don't forget the pig-,ail wi,hou, fail, 40
am Your loving brother, T. 4.
l.. :. Don't forge, the pig tail.
The writer Of this letter is reality 10 his
passion for pig.tail, which il the tobacco Of
iobaccos for bard work When the ques
ton is between shir, ami pig.tail. he does
not hesitate TO call for the latter il he can,
no, have both. OF all the eminent persons
addicted To the we'd. We only know Of onc
who could sympathisc with the sailors strong
passion Tor II, Charles lamb was that ouc
exception Lamb once. IN the height OF his
smoking days, was pulling coarsest wcol
from long clay pip III company with
rarr who was careful in obtaining finer
sorts. AMI the Doctor in astoni,hment asked
him how he acquired his "prodgIous pow
err Lamb said. 4" by ,oiliug after IT, as
some men tot after virtue. - Boston CcU-
Isr.