The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
soxE GREAT xEN VINO sxokE.


dates hack 10 antiquity. Ne ihis as u
may. we can surely trace IL bach la the
aborixines II America The smoking
Of h-rts or leave, for rpedicinA put.
pose. has been practiccd .fro,s . very
earl, period In many countries. inAs
much - pipes have BEN dug up IN
places near the Roman val. In the north
Of England and ., the Roman stations.
1, ha. been taken for granted that the
Roman soldier. smoaed nis..n hundred
years Ago.
Oliver Cromwell Ms y bitter enemy
to smoking. No ~crr also Chsrles ! AID
Charles II. But. Notwithstanding per.
secu,ion. smoking grc~ ia favor. q
In the reign II William Ill. u ~as al
mos, a universal custom. Pipes grew
long then, and. ruled boy a Du,chman,
all England smoked"
Some ~ the Puritans were moicrsi.
smokers IT England and also In Amer
lea. aud some ot the New England No
men euioysd indulging ia 4 pipe.
Mrs MAry RowlAndson, wife OF Rev
Joseph ~Ro~landson. VI Lancaster, Mas
s~schu.etts, had the misfortune 10 be-
captured by the Indians in the year
1893. during King Philip's war. Being
brought into the presence of fhiiip'
tina, rcdoubtab.a ehief,ain c~our,eoussy
offered her n pipe, according Ia The In
dian custom. But smoking, she says.
Did not suit my present feeling; for.
though | had formerly made use at to
bacco, Yet | had used none since ] wa
taken" The fashion IL not Yet entire
~ obsolete among the women of New
England. aud Is indulged in by spme of
the women of the west and south,
In 1859 Cardinal NJ, Ctois. who Was
a great smoker, introduced tobacco into
Italy.
In 1890 Pope Innocent MI. sxcom
municated all who should take snnn or
use tobacco In church; but In i12s Pope
bcnedic, revoked this hull. as he him
self used tobaccuimmodsra,ely
Perhaps the most eftrated female
smoker was Madame Dttevan, George
Sandy, who loved 70 Smoke q cigar
while nj work on her Interesting novels
Emily faithful 10 very fond II smoking
cigarettes.
Robert Hall. the celebrated divine.
is said Ia nave preached his most clio.
Quent .ermons after smoking . pips In
his vestry. This was also the case With
DIR. PSrr, who sometimes ssnokedswen
~ pipes In an evening. and never wrcte
well except under the influences VI 70
bacco. Bishop Kennel relates thA,
Thomas Hobbs. the PHILOSOPHERS OF
Mslmcsbury. retired to his study every
day after dinner, ard had his candle
and ten or twelve pipes Of tobacco laid
by him, then. shutting the door. he feil
" thinking. smoking and writing for
several hours. Although he smoked
excessively. he lived 10 the age OF
ninety.two.
Sir laasc Newton Vas very fond OF
his pigs. lie lived To = ripe old age,
and lost but n tooth which would
seem 70 disprove the assertion hat To
Z bscco Injuries the teeth. Alfred Dc
Musset. Prosper Merimee and Eagen'
Sue we're excessive smokers. Lore
Palmer~ton was . great smoker. ant
smoked his ten or twelve cigars . day
10 ..preserve his health" he said; this
too, after he had passed his eighueti
year. 49,.
Thomas Carlyle. Ia mild weather
likes to Sit or walk In his garden nn'
smoke = long clay pipe. Lord Lytton
Lord Eldou. Louis Napoleon. Moore
Campbell, and Byron we're moderat
smokers. The late J. N. Kemble, au
thor Of The Seasons In England" ga
tremendous smoker. Lord Beacons
field loved the long pipe Ia his youth
but In middle age pronounc~d u .th
tomb Of love" He gave up smoking
year ago 10 please his wife.
John Milton never went to bed with
out having first smoked . pipe an
drank . giass II water. Addison USE
10 frequent ''Batton's," where he ha'
A pipe in his mouth at all hours
Fielding. the famous novelist. bot
smoked and chewed. Dickens. Jerrol'
and Tharkersy all pulled Sir Waite
Scott smoked In his carriage and regu
larly after dinner. loving both pipe an
cigars. He gave the following Advics
Learn TO smoke slo~ly. Cultivai
calm and intermittent pufs."
Charles Lamb has sung th. virtues 9
tobacco in his porn Farewell to Ia
bacco." in which he owns his ~cakne'
in the famous words;
"ros thy ass, tooAooo,I
Would DO sny tbins but DIE"
Ben Jonson loved The divine weed
and Describes its use ~ith the gasto
a oonnoiseur. Rev. {. IL Spargeo'
the celebrated Baptis, preacher 81 Loi
don, 10 q great smoker. DIN O occl
sion Rev. 4. II. Pentecosf. at bostoi
addressed an audience In syurg-on
tabernacIe. In which he deuouncs
smoking ~ an oGsnse in the Sigh,
God. &hea he had nsished spsskir
Mr.. spurgeon got up and told bis ps
ple that be saw no pos-ioie harm
smoking, and electrified Brother Peni
. by remaIking thA.t - soon - q
services were oy-r he intrndcd to N
himself. Rev. W. H. IL Murray.
Boston. enjoys . cigar ~ ~eli e.
dinner. The same may oe said ~
grea, Navy celebrated diyines-
The lais Commodore vandsrbfh "
an i~nystsrats smoker, and woald smo
and play Whist for hour. u. ,. 0ra
smokes. tie Is said TO have once
marked that in the gar The snef
could do him NO greater injury than
steal his cigars jusi b.sore . ea's'e,
Edison bath smokes nd Tbe~s ."