The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-02
UP 10 sNuFF


Growth Of ihe snua-Takius Habit-1Is
Efiqueits q snuaiug.
A rather remarkable statement is GO
ing the rounds Of the papers to the ef-
feet that the Catholic bishop Of Massa-
chussetts has forbidden the use Of snud,
which has been so extensively adopted
by the servant girls and factory operat-
ives Of that State that fifteen tons Of
of snuf are annually consumed by them
Is enough. one would think, for all the
States Of America A representative Of
the Post and Tribune alarmed by the
view. of the snuif-taking question, called
on e welIknoun druggist and asked
him II he had noticed any increase IN
the habit
4 certainly have. . he answered eour-
teously; five years ago we had about
fifty customers who took snuff, and
they were old people who had acquired
the habit many years ago. Now we
have over two hundred and new ones
constantly coming.
How do you account for it,
-On purely medicinal grounds. This
climate is full Of eatarrh aud doctors
order their patients to take catarrh
snuff or to SNUFF salt and water up their
nostrils, and 50 they get the habit Of
snufiing, and / believe it is good for
catarrh
But what kind Of snuff do they
use?a
The old-la hioned Scotch snuff
1iaccaboy or black snuff. 1t is put up
in bladders or jars aud sells for or 3
cents an onnce or rs cents a pound.
have couple Of customers who dip
with IL
That is the Southern way Of using
snuff, is it not?7
These ladies are from the South;
they have snuiling soeials at their
houses and the guests sit in rows and
dip long sticks into jars Of snuff. then
they rub it about their gums with a
slow, sleepy motion, and it acts like
sedatiye
Live and learn The seeker after
knowledge thanked the druggist aud
withdrew, pondering upon The fascina-
lions Of tobacco. A half century
ago snuiling was a habit Of aris-
tocracy. Lords and dukes, kings
and mobiles carried costly snuff.
boxes Of the most exquisite design
and workmanship, and honored their
friends by proiiering a pinch. Some
Of these curious boxes can be found in
Detroit to-day. iewelled and crested
and gold-mounted the name and ar
morim bearings Of Lord Honghton be-
ing preserved on one which is a family
heirloom. II would be a treat TO see
a couple Of The old grandec3 meet, pow
dered and peruked the lace ruflies
falling over their fine white hands
while the thumb and forefnger closed
over the proffered snuff, aud then in
sinuated it gently with many nnctous
snifs aud csntortions into the coyetous
no e. 1t is told Of q gentleman who
visited Scotland where snuff natural
luxury, that be had a vory large nose,
and at the inn where he lodged the host
approached and rendered him the hos
pitalities of the snuii-b, xes.
u never touch it, said the English.
man with supreme disdain.
Weel, moo, that's a sair pity" an
swered the Scotch snuifer, gazing upon
the strangers prominent nose, for ye
have great accommodation for i'll"
One man made a fortune by selling
snuff and he wanted an inscription for
a chariot he was about to set up. A wit !
suggested that, as it had been con-
tributed by the noses Of snulT-takeTs, I
that these lines would be appropriate:
sWho would have thought it,
hat noses had bought IT,
An old Scotch minister found himself
once during a stormy period without
any snuff; he was nearly distracted for
he snuiled in liberal quantities, and he
sent for the man Of the manse aud said
Sandy. ye mon, get me some snuff
this yera day"
Sure enough, Sandy bought him q
quantity Of snuff, and when be had in
baled it to his hearts content he turned
70 the faithful serving man and asked
"Whaur did We find it, Sandy ?"
1T waur the drappings o the pulpit,
Sandy, coolly. Ye wanr ave
wastin', an sweepit them up forbye,
an ye have IL moo"
There is a certain eiiquette in snuff
.aking which iorbids a man to sneeze as
4 he were an amatuer in the business.
An old gentleman was offered some
strong snuff once and it SO tickled his
nose that be sneezed continuously,
lntil at last, getting his breath. he
yasped:
go onl Go on Sneeze your id
oolish head Of, ard I hope when you
yet through the old boy win treat you
o gunpowder for being such ninnyT
Among some Of the quaint signs Of
he past century, was ono over the door
# q tobacconist, which read
we three
Brothers be
In one cause
Tom puila
Billy snuis.
And ] chaWs
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