New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-12

confirming the notices that have been put OH
record by intelligent travellers in that region anu
presenting striking illustration OF the social con-
dition of the uneducatcd masses.
TIE POOR WHITES.
Thu soiourner ip the Slave States Is struck with
the wret he'd aud degraded appearance OF class OF
propls cal ed by the Shareholders "poor white
tolk. and "the tallo~ faced gentry" from their
palhd complexion. They live in wretched bowels
dress satterny, aud are exceedingly filthy IN ther
habits. Many Of them are clay or dirt-eaers, WHEN
Il .aid to caure their peculiar complexion. Their
children, at a very early age, form this ikby ana
disgusting habit; and mere infants may DO found
with their mouths filed with dirt. The mud with
which they daub the nterstices between the logs OF
their rude domcils must DO frequently renewed. az
tho occupants pick it all out in very short time,
and eat t. This pernicious practice induces disease.
The complexion becomes pale, similar to thnt occa
stoned by chronic sgue and fever
Akin 20 this 10 he practice Of snuff-dppiug. which
is not conGoed exclusively TO females OF the poor
white caste, though scarcely one in hfty OF THIS cass
10 exempt from the disgusting habit. The method 10
this: Tho female spufi-dipper takes short stick,
and weting it with her saliva, dips it into her sou
box and then rubs the gathered dust all about her
mouth. aud Into the interstices OF her teeth where
she allows it to remain until Its strength has been
fully absorbed. Others hold the stick thus loaded
| with snuff In the cheek. a Ia 9nid OF tobacco and
suck it with decided relish, while engaged IN 'heir
ordinary avocauons; while others simply fill the
mouth with tho snuff and imita'e, TO all intents ard
purposes, tho chewing propenslties OF the men: In
tie absence of snuff tobacco IN the pug or lea h i'
variably resorted TO ss substitute. Oriental betoL
chewing aud the japanese fashion OF blscklng the
testh Of married LADIES are the hight OF elegance
compared with snuii-dippng. The habit ieads 70
speedy decay Of the teeth and to nervous dsoTdsi
Of every kind. Those who induye IN 1t become nag
gard 1T n very early age.
| The PrlfrsburQ iVal ErDTsfS eetinhte5 tho NUM-
ber Of women in that State as ono hundred aud
twenty. five thousand, one hundred thousand OF
whom are snuh-lippers. Every five Of these VIII
use two ounce paper Of snuff per day; that Is, to
the hundred thousand dippen. two thousand 1.-Two
hundred pounds day. amounting, In one year, 10
the enormous quantity Of niue hundred and twelve
thousand pounds. This practice prevails generally,
it says, among the poor whres though some females
OF the higher classes are guilty oft.
The poor whites obtain their subsistence, r. FAR as
practicable in the primitive aboriginal mole viz,
by hunting and fishing. When these methods fail to
afford q supply they cultivate u ,ruek- patch, aud
some Of them mise bale two OF cotton, with Tue
proceeds Of the sale OF which they buy whisky, TO-
bncco, and few necessary articles. When hl other
methods fail they resort 10 stealing, 10 which many
OF them are addicted from cbo &C, well a. from
necessity. They are exceeding siovenly In their
habits cleanliness being q rare virtue 1000
lencs 10 a prevailing vice, and its lamoptabe effects
are everywhere visible. They fully obey the scrip
tural INDUCTION, take thought for the morrow.
present supply, sufficient 10 satisfy natures most
urgent Demands being o,tsssd, their caro- ceases,
and they relapse into siless inactivity. They herd
together upon the poor ssndhis, the rcfuse lsnd OF
the country, which tie rich STAKEHOLDER Will mol
purchase, for which reason, they are sometimes
called sand bleTs, and here they ye and their chill
dren and their chIljfens children, through sacos'.
sive geuerAoni in the Same dollorable condition OF
wretchcdncss and degradation.
/ They are exceedingly ignorant; not ono adnt IN
city can write; not one Ia twenty can read. Ihey
eau scarcely b. said 10 speak the Engish language,
n,iog a pa,ois which is scarcely in,elligible. Al
old lady thus related incident OF which ner daush'
ter Sal was the heroine. q NJ darter Sai yis-
t.rday 30, tho laih-r the dAsel tree and elm up,
aud knocked som. Of the INCEST s.i.es, dan,el.
some inquiry about tho road at u small log teno-
meni inhabited by sand hitler and family. sheet
was hanging upon the wal containing the portraits
OF the Presdenls Of the tied States. / remark ed
10 II o lady Of the house thD those werc believed
the pictures Of the PTesiGeos.
| "Yes u she replied "they is, and l. ve hearn tel
/ Of 'em long time. They must be gi,iin' mighty
old ef ,one Of EN- Amt dead. That top one >" shc
him ever senee WIS gal. lilo mus, 10 giltin up
ia years, Of he aipt dead Hin and GinerAl Jackson
ft tre British and Tories at NewOrloaus and W ip-
led EN- too."
She seemed to pride herself greatly on her hi,to
\ neal knowledge.
II One of these geuiuses Informed me Of pesu.
liar kind Of book he d hearn tell on" that the
Yankees had He HAD forgotten its name but thu.
described IL: " 1t told tue day Of the week tie
month come in Oh. Ii told when we WAS n gwine 10
to have ia gneral. Maybe they ca j, rsin5ook.
| Ireplied that bad heard OF the book, and be.
lieved thu, it was called an Almanac.
i You We said II now, remarked the man. "It' .
sluinick, and Id give half Is with to lave one.
I'D no when 10 take umbercli, and If haddenI
nary one, I'd 40 when l could 20 a huutin without
gittin' wet"
Two Of these semi-savages had resolved 10 remove
to the West, 10 hope OF lettering tter condition.
One wished 10 remove 10 Arkansas, the other to
Texas. The wife OF the former wished to 20 TO
Texas, the latter TO A kansas. The husbands were
desrous of gratifying their spou.es bu, could de-
yise plan that seemed likely to prove satisfactory,
till one day when hunting, finding game scarce. they
sat down upon log, when the following dialogue
took place:
"Klt, I'm sort o pestered about Dilsie. Sue
swars 10 Rlekensack sho II go. and no whar else. l
alters had u hans' ria arter Texas. Piagne take
Rackensack, 1 say! Fl n man war thar, the aver
aud the earthquakes ed shake bin out ON 1t quicker
eli nothin'."
"When o womap's SIT on q gwins anywhar
! they're gwiue. Its jest no use " talk. I've
coaxed Minnie morn ule to 20 lorg with me TO
Arkansas, ald the more cOax, tho nvre she wont
CO."
l Well, Kit, 'sposen we swap women"
II "Weil, Sim what trade'll ye GIN
| "Oh! a gentemsn's Trade. Of courseP
| Shucks, Sam 'pposen had young FLY, and
you old mar, ye woaldn't u an even Trade, would
YER
:" Mo- it nd be too Lard. l tel you what I'll do,
Kit. Here's IA shotgun that's with Gu dollars, eli
irs wuth red. III give 1t aud that ar b'ar-skin
bangln' on the eide of my shanty, TO boot, and say
| it's trade"
d" Nuf sed, ef the women's agreed"
| Home they Went and rtatod tho case TO the wo-
men, who, after due deitberGtioa, acceded TO the
proposilon having also made satisfactory arrange
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