Richland beacon., 1873-02-08
Snuf-dipping.

In the North snuiling is said to be Gone
mostly by foreigners and old women. III
the South it is used for the purpose OF d1I-
ping. As this is a practice which l. con-
tined. for the most part. to the southern
section Of the Union, and is, therefore.
comparatively unknown 70 Nort'l,ril
readers we dare say wholly so TO many OF
them-it is proper that we should III ms
place give more EXTENDED notice OF It;
| as it exists in the late slave States. OK all
the methods of using tobacco. this i at
once the most filthy and disgusting. 'on-
fined TO tie female sex, God : best GILT
10 man. This fact seems. to a sensitive
and refined mind, TO give ttadded lcath-
someone's.
The dinner seats hcr,rlf with her box,
or bottle of the precious stuff. and her
swah-stick-usually a-grecn twig, three
. or four inch IS in length, well chcWed AT
one end, in order that The snnf1 m1v me
more readily adhere--this. eycrano anon
she dips into her box, AMI thus conveys
to her mouth the filthy dust, rub2,n%
w,il her gums and the inside of her
cheeks at tn, same time. If in company
with friend. size then pas - 10 her me
4 bottle and mop that sle may 10 iihewise'
: This is considered delicate act o. cour-
tes,:tic same rs when one OTTO I,a>h,
: another 10 taHc Il urItth ou' ~ ne VIZ ~
Il bottle.
sometimes tic ladies of ncighbcr'i"od
!, meet together and bald circlCS for tht
- purnose of enjoying IN company 50, IA
din. and discus sing the Affairs OF thri'
ntiphbors ut the same timo. the same n
:" nj I'm oli-iIShioncd tea party. Marfir'
~ ladies and bright young girls, each inNtiN
belle with her snuti-boX and swab-Stick-
~ sometimes all tie common shlt'-o"N-
al CippiEg snuff ami retailing tit-b!t3 oi scan
= dial.
We have said that snuil-dippin@ ",
OF mostly confined to the women Oh ~
tn South. Yet it is not wholly so. a
pc th.urh one Of the peculiar Institutions {
that section of our country. ana htNih
1T its origin there. the practice has 'lrC;!
or outside ITS original domain. and With
We the last fifteen or twenty years has Gem
10 be somewhat common III some parts
,,o tine north, especially in the city OF Me-
" York. and Il ,jaccmt portions OF New Je
-, sey. where il is iriuigcd in. not by Il
-" Door apd ignorant alone, but. rs we Al
informcI-in New Y ork at least-hy ',rl
lay feel and hicl-hrcd laAi,t IN H." fashion
10 BILE walks of lite. In New York II
'pc known by the cuphonioUs Appreciation
snuf-diggpoq. In New Jersey 1t i Know
'ct- a smlffTab6lS. In the Latter region
| ticu!arS the same IA 1T ti,c South. bu'
va the city of New York, instead OF NEE
inc with others 10 indulge in the uisg','
hat ing practice, the snutl-taker retire. to /.
be privacy OF her own chanlbcr to enjoy t
idi- sensual delight iii secret. The iilIhl ,p2
t of dcrfs deposited on the inside Of the low
lip by means OF peculiarly shaped no
= or silver spoon. The article of snuff rs
=; is .onc manufactured expressly Tor q
eur cer,' use: and is Il mixture OF high to:
ION Scotch and other snuifS, TO which l. add
fas- a certain proportion of salt, pearlash a
other pungent ingredients, with a Vi,
but to enhancing its stimulatin" qualities.
ac- exact composition is Il secret. and kno,
are only to the trade. As To the quaint
now sold i'm New York for this especial p'
md. pose we cannot very well tell the aggrcg'
t TO amount: but one shop in he Bowery st
,ara 100 pounds week, and another on Bro;
nee way sells three times as much. kachd
are Ger CONSUMES from a quarter OF pom
the to a pound per week.-Hsrctd Of Heal