The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-04-21
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william E,e,n Stevens, published IN the
ISsnnnIa -f,eazfYss. in l84E giving an &C
cornt ~ the ,hrst introduction OF tobacco
ioto England. It is an account .of the
.tFirst -.Enelish Voyage to Virginia, mace
in the wear 1884 BY Captains Amadus anu
Barlow. at the charge and under theau-
spices of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Anderson in his "Hstory ofFCommeree,
saws thev took home with them some tooac-
CO. the first that was ever seen Va En SiauFI;:
But this is erroneous. rs IN Sto9's chrohic.e
it il stated that Sir John Hawkes. carried II
thither in the year 1865, but It was tnep
consider ed as a mere drug, and the CRF"''c.e
tells us ..aH men wondered what 1t meant.
This account Of Stowe is eonhrmed oy ia
kinvt who in his narrative Of the voyage OF
Sir Jobn Hawkins. in 1865, thus speahs of
the article as observed by that navigator
among The Florida Indians "Ihe F!olId!-
aus. when they travel, have q kind OF herb
dried which. with cane. and an earthen
cup on the end, with Ere. and the dried
herbs nut together. do suck through the
cane the smoke thereof. which smoke salts
fetb their hunaer.'' Hawkins probably car
ried a specimen Of it to England as curiosity
Camden and other authorizes, however,
assert that tol,accowas first taken to England
by Ralph Lane. Governor of the Virginia
adveuturers. in 1886. That the colonlsts at
that time learned the use Of this narcotic Is
evident from what Harlot, "a man of science
and observation - who accompanied Mr..
Lane saws: "The Indians" he writes.
FUSED 70 take the fume or smoke thereof,
by smoking it in pipes made of clay. We
ourselves, during the time we were tnere'
nsed to suck il after their fashion. as also
since our return" The interest and exam
pie of Sir Walter Raleigh. ga man nf gayety
and fashion," soon brought vt into such
vogue at court, says Smith, that many great
ladies'. as well as uoblemen, made no scuple
to take n pipe
Veare not informed whether the Queen
herself made use of II. hut it is certain that
sbe gave great countenance and encourage
ment to ii, as a vegetable of singular strength
and power, which might, therefore, prove
of benefit to mankind and advantage to the
nation. So far, as Mr.. Oldys we'll observes.
was this wise Princess from the refined taste
of her successor, who held tobacco in such
abonination. that he not only refused to use
Il himself. but endeayored TO destroy and
suppress it among his subjects. aud thereby
have robbed the crown Of what has since
proved one of lis nob!est jewels and most
considerable revenue, and the nation OF a
very advantageous branch OF trade.
Sir Walter Raleigh's tobacco-box, with
Some of his pipes, were extant and laid up
among the rarities of the museum OF that
curious antiuuarian, the late Ralph Ihoms~
ly. of Leeds. England. -,
There are some humorous stories sun re'
membered concerning the 6rst use et tooGc
co. particularly Raleigh's wager with The
Queen. that he would determine exactly the
weight of the smoke that went of IN pipe
of tobacco. This he did by first weighing
the tobacco, and then carefully preserving
and weighing the ashes, and the queen reaoi-
ly granted that what was wanting III prime
weight must be evaporat.d IN smoke ana
when she paid the wager she SAID pleasantly y
that she had heard of many leLorers IN the
fire who had turned their gold INTO smoke.
hut Raleigh was the first who nad turned
his smoke into gold.
It was also related that country servant
of his. bringing him tankard of ale and
nptme0 into his study, as he was iutently
engaged at his book, smoking pipe Of 10
bacco, the fellow was so frightened at seeing
the smoke come out Of his month, that he
threw the ale into his face IN order to extin-
guish the fire, and ran down stairs, alarming
the family bv CRYING out that his master was
on fire, and before they could get up would
be burned to death.
"Certainly," says Camden. 'tfrom that
time forward it began to grow in great Ee-
quest, and to be sold at high rate" 1t is
remarkable that, in all our early accounts
Of the American aborignes, we ind the use
of tobacco specified. Carter, In 1885 found
it in Canada, and thus describes it: There
groweth a certain kind cf herb whereof IN
summer they make great provisions Tor al
the year. making great account OF 1t, and
only men use it, At first they cause 1t to
be dried in the sun. and then wear 1t about
their neck. wrapped in little beasts skin
made like little bag, with hollow piece
of stone or wood, like pipe. when they
please they make powder Of it, and putting
it in one end of said corret or pipe, and lay
ing coal of fire upon IT. at the other enc
suck so long that they fill their bodies witt
smoke, till that il cometh out OF their moutf
and nostrils, even as out of the funnel OF {
chimney"
Brereton. in his Journal of GosDold'i
Voyages in 1902. and Rozier in his accoun
of Weymouth's voyages to England IN 1909
both speak of its use among the Indians II
those parts. But in this case 1t Tas no
smoking or chewing. or snuffing. but drink
ing. "Thev gave us also." saws Brereton
.'of their tobacco, which they drink green
Jul OTISl Will pONNVis Wy
pleasant 1--WE drank of their excellent
tobacco.'' writes Bozier, "as much as We
would with them. but we saw not any grea'
qua7tv 70 truck for, and it seemed that they
had not much left Of the old, for they spent
= great quantity yearly by their continued
drinking /"
Lane founi it among the Virginians
Hawkins among the Floridians. and th'
Snaniards among the Mexicaus. "where th'
natives took it not oniv in smoke at thu
mouth. but also in snuff at the nosei aid 1
was such a luxury with them that Lords o
Mexico composed themselves to Sleep with
it." "Its name." says Anderson. 'wa'
probably given it bv the Spaniards, before
this time. from the Isle of Tobago. one o
the Carribbces. where it was produced II
abundance. Baltimore American.
AN IYTELLLGEST DRAKE.-The following
is related by an eminent naturalist: -