Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-08
Tobacco-Its History and Effects.

lu Russia the use of tobacco was prohibited
under penalty Of the bastiuado for the first
otfense, loss OF the nose for the second and
deprivation of life Tor the third. In Italy all
who used tobacco or snuff in church were ex.
communicated. ln Switzerland all users of
tobacco were punished by tie magistrates as
criminals. lu Corstaniuople Turk was led
through the street with his nose traDshxcd by
plpestem, as warning to all smokers. The
Shah OF Persia treated tobacco using as capl-
tai crime. James [. made earnest effort to
suppress the traffic in tobacco, placing heavy
imports upon Il.
brlet glance at a few statistics Will show
how enormous Is the amount of tobacco raising
and using at the present time.
lu 1858 tobacco cost EDglaud more than
$4O, OUU,UUU
ln the year 1860 it cost France the same sum.
Last year 1t was estimated that tobacco cost the
English people more than bread -.
The United States annually exhausts IN the
culture Of tobacco 400 600 acres of its richest
sol, and employ, 10000 men, women. boys,
and girls 10 is manufacture. Ia 1912 the
amount of tobacco used in this country amount
ed 10 seven pounds for each adult person.
Holland has l,0OO,0U0 saIlow, cadavcrous
looking people engaged iu the manufacture Of
the various forms OF tobacco.
The present aDnual production of the weed
| is estimated by reliable authorities at 900
| OOO, 700 pounds, which must cost the copsum-
ers at least $500, 0O00OO.
dis inguishcd French savant, the Able
| Moiguo, contributes to the discussion OF the
| tobacco question some interesting observations
on the Influence oil the weed upon his own men
tai lowers. For many years he had been add
dicted to the habit Of snuff taking, though con
scouS OF injurious results flowing from the
practice. He renouuccd it aga1 and again,
but relapse always followed. Lu 1861 his
daily allowance Of stuff was over twenty
grammes. and he observed rapid decay o.
the faculty OF memory. ill.,: had learned some
htteen hundred root Words in each of Several
languages, but found these gradually dropping
out OF his mind, SO as to neccSsitate frequent re.
currcnce TO dictionaries. At last he summoned
resolution to break hually with the Use of to-
bacco IN aCy form, and after six years of absli-
neuce, writes as follows:
| IL was for US the commencement Of veri-
table resurrection OF health, miud and memory:
our ideas have become more lucid, our imagina
tlnn more vivid, our work easier our pen
quicker, aud We have Seen gradually return
that army OF words which had run away. Our
memory,ln word, haze recovered all its riches;
all It's seusibiliy. That tobacco, especially in
the form of snuff is personal enemy OF mem
DRY. which has destroyed, little by little and
sometimes very promptly, can not be doubted.
Many person with whom We are acunaiutcd-
NJ. DubGuutant, the celebrated chemlst for ex.
amp!e-have run the same dangers aud cscap-
! cd them 10 the same fashion, by remouucing
| TOBACCO which we do not hesitate to say harms
The greatest part Of those who employ it."
1ct sensible people persist in using it
many, Indeed, who have hard work to get
bread Tobacco costs New York city far more
| than is paid for bread by the inhabitants of the
| whole State.
FRIDAY AN UNIUCKY DAY Some people
Will persist IN denomiuatiug Friday as "un.
| lucky, Notwithstanding that it is he date of
some OF the most important aud most Fortunate
| occurrences gu the record Of human transac
toos Let US see o. Friday, Aug. 81, I4gS
Columbus sailed Oh Ills great voyage of discuy.
cry. On Friday, Oct. II, 1892, he first dis
covered land On Friday, Jau. t, 1893, he
sailed on his returu to Spain, which, if he had
not reached 10 safety, the happy result might
never have been known which led to the settle
mcnt OF this vast continent On Friday, March
10, 1893 he arrived at Palos in safety. On
Friday, Nov % 1893 he arrived at Hispanoa
on his second voyage to America On Fri.
day, June ID, l474, he, though unknown to
himself, discovered the continent of America
On Friday, March s. 1896. Haury VIII. Of
England gave to John Cabot his commission
which led to the discovery Of n nth America.
ms Is the hrs American State paper in Eug-
land Oa FRIDAY. Sept I, 1905, was founded
81. Augustine, Florida, the oldest town in the
United States, by more than forty years. On
Friday Nov. 10, 1920. the May Flower with
the Pilgrims, made the harbor of Province
town; and on the same day they signed that
august compact, the forerunner OF the federal
Constitution. On Friday, Dec. %, 1920 the
Pilgrims made their final Landing Al Plvmontb
Rock. On Friday, Fcb.22 1872, Geo Washing-
too, the Father of American Freedom, was born,
Onfriday,J uue lG, It's, Bunker Hi was seized
aud fortified. On Friday, OCT. +, III, the sur
render OF Saratoga was made, which had such
power and Influence in Inducing France to de-
clare tor our cause. On Friday, Sept. %. 1880
the treason OF Arnold was laid bare, which
saved US from destruction. On Friday, Oct. 10,
1881, the surrender at Yorktowun, the crown
log glory OF the American arms, occurred. On
friday, June I, l77G, the motion in Congress
was made by john Adams seconded by Rich
ard Henry Lee, that the Uuitcd Colonies were,
aud OF right ought to be, tree and independent.
Thus, says the chronological Journal, we see
that Friday is not 80 bad u day. after ALL
The Etruscans were the first who adoptod
the eagle as the symbol of royal power, and
bore It's image as standard at the head of
their armies. From the time of Marus It was
the principal emblem of the Roman republic
and the on y standard of the legons. It was
represented with outspread wings, and usually
OF SILVER, tlIl the time Of Harlan, who made it
n ynI Ihn !
among the Byzantine emperors to Indicate, il |
is said, their claim to the empire both of the |
east and west. 1t was adopted 10 the four |
tenth century by the German, emperors, and |
atterward appeared on the arms of Russia. |
The arms of Prussia are distinguished by the |
black eagle and those Of Poland bore the white. |
The white headed eagle is the emoematc de |
vice of the United States of America, is the
badge of the ord er of Cincinnati, aud is figured
90 coins. Napoleon adopted the eagle as the |
emblem ofimperial France; it was not, how.