The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-31


impress the public mind with the idea that
we are not here to legslato for ono class to
the disadvantage OF another. We mus.
be fair and impartial. and unless we ia-
press the public mind with the conviction
that our legislation is fair to oil alike. the
people will condemn our action and refu.e
to enforce eur laws.
snuff-Iaking.
Verify there is nothing new under the
sun. Appended to one Of Sir Richard
Stesle's papers In the Spectator tor August
s, I'LL, is an advertisement setting forth
that the exercises OF the snufi.boS, accord
ing to the most fashionable airs and notions,
will be- taught at Mr.. Charles Lilies per.
fumer, in tire Strand, ard that attendance
will pe given for the benefit Of the Young
merchants about the exchange d. a toy.
shop near Garrowsy's coif,e.house, There
will likewise be taught the ceremony OF the
snuff box, or rules for Offering snuff TO
stranger, . friend. or mistress, according
TO the degrees Of familiarity or distance;
with an explanation OF tho careless, the
scornful, the polite, and the surly pinch,
with the gestures proper to each OF them.
What those gestures were We learn from
another source, and they consisted OF no
fewer than q dozen operations,
some Of which 1t would be
dissgreeable to reoite. The exquisite Of
the period never ventured abroad without
at least two pocket-handk erchieis-a lace
edged white cambria tor show and II huge
colored sils one for use Even the ladies
gave way to the prevalent folly. Steele, in
another Spectator, OF q date eight months
later than that referred to, calls 1t an i'm
pertinent Custom the women, the fine
women have iallen into OF taking snutf."
II IS "silly trick" he says, only worthy
of coquette. FIavilla pulls ont her box
81 good Brazil" at church in the middle
OF the sermon, and offers it t. the men as
has the pre-. y audaciiy to ash be warden
If no will take pinch. Df.Nnr'imer
Granville may, perhaps, remember th.:.
snpG belonged to the old pharmacopseie
Gu trles TX, used TO take IL rs cure for
chronic headache. II was DO who taught
his royal moLber, Catherine DE NJ dicis. TO
snuff. But who Was IL that instructed
Queen Charlolte-cOnsort of our King
George lII.-whose excessive indnlIeLcs in
the hublt obtsineG for her tho nick name OF
"Od Snuffy?'
Thesnuii-isxers certainly have Ioug ar
ray of great names on their side. Ia
France, during the most elegant period of
her history, both men ana ladies' OF the
court took, or pretended to take, tobGccD in
this form. Bonaparte snniied tremendous
ly at Waterloo as elsewhere, and Gen. Won
Moltke's famous pound of suutf Is already
u mater OF serious history Attic conclu.
sion of the Franco-Prussian war there Was,
so 1t is said, q bill presented to him, duly
signed and counter.igned by the commls-
sarist officials, for zone pound Of snuff sup
piled TO Gen. Won Maltke, ope thsler" All
throughout The Prussian advance, with It's
expressing anxiety, the acute strategist
took snuff, during his waking hours, with
out in,ermission. Sir Joshua Reynolds
was an lnyeterate snaffer. I'm the udu,"
we read, There was snuff enough, espec-
Tally wnen Sir Joshua painted; certain
snultness Of tone prevailed the art OF the
period, and portraiture was perhaps
literally truthful in its regard for
snuffy shadows under and ABOUT the
noses OF tie silters; and Reynolds, 10 secure
a Rsmbranot-liks surface, wouiH daoule
in snuff, spreading IL over his canvass WEI
with pant, and then laying the picture on
It's back, would shake 1t til 1t settled like .
b,tter pudding, and then he painted
away" Judging by what may ne seen III
the winter exhibition &c the Grosveurr EGl
iery jazz now 1t might be worth the while
20 tray The effect of snuff medium, con.
sideripg the highly satisfactory results OBJ
tanned thereirom by the Il rst president OF
the royal academy. Nelson snuiigd--his
box Is preserved at Greenwich--so did
George w., though the first gentleman in
Europe was not really partial 10 the moi
esq wee; snd Admiral Sir Charles Nappr
could not ges along without his pinch. Got.
emdge declared that the nose was especially
CnhsIuplad by nature Gs q receptscs Tor
rappee, in contradiction OF the theorists,
VITO mgl tain that If such had been ma
turee5 Intention the nasal organ would
have baen ee! upon the human c"untenanCe
upside down. And who does not recall the
"emuslpg trade" of Moiierc? III SOLE
of Aristotle and philosophy, there ia
nothing equal to snuff Il is the craving
OF upright men, and he who lives without
snuff ls not worthy OF life. 1t not only re
juices and pnritios the brains OF men, but
it also instructs their souls unto righteous
ness. and Dy taking snuff We acquire vir.
tue." For all that, when the Bath footman,
politely holding out his box, graoiously in.
duired OF Sam Weller: DO you ever do
this?" the irnmorable cockney made eso of
the memorable reply: mot without snsez
log" Yet, bs it remembered, DR. Morti.
mer Granv,lle's prescription would have
fl ted Mr.. Weller exactly. The spuif-taker
of the future will derive no benefit from
the revival unless he sneezs continually
until cured. To adopt the DOCTORS very
words, and If he is Tor a moment nut
sance to those around him in office, court
OF churcn, they ought not to grudge him
the luxury of shaking off bitter enemy,
but VITA all sincerity say: God bless you"
IL th4re is to be snub every where there
must also be snuff.boxes, and so English art
may produce another Cosway. English art,
indeed, might do wor than emulate the /
abors OF Degaut, Peiitot an : Lorne. All
tprongb he reigns of Louis XIV, XIV, and
XVI were produced thousands upon
tnou "a nds of ths So cDarm;sg TOYS. People |
of fashion had snuff. ocxes fpr every day io |
the week, and that magnificent collector. |
the Prince De Cont, dying, lett a legacy ot
ciose upph eishs hundrtd bnxes behind |
HIM. The manufactures of the period Of
the grand monsrque are mostly large in size
and abrd in design, but gradually VA find
them growing smaller and more reh1ed in |
trea msnt. Bone ere made OF aEa'es, rock |
crystsi, Chaice6onles and uoiwics, oiher5 |
OF light colors0 tortoise shell outlined IN |
gold. ard engraved m bther otpearl. The !
trxnslucsnt enamel with diamond settings
bs,ung TO the reign of Louis XIV VINO
h,s not admired The colored ribbon o'dsrs
snd wrea'hs OF flowers around groups OF CD |
pids and shepherds and shephercesses, the
opsqus ensmels sue gestivs Of Dresden pr
csian@ collecion vi fine miniature
eauii boxes Is history II i'self of, royal
ties, politicians and beau iful laden. Nor
ere the Verois-M srsin "subj act boxes" and
delightful n{mels In blue, gaepst. green,
and gray, .etin open gold frames. without
tbct' historical as we'll as artistic vain