The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
GENIUS AND TOBACCO

saIIien, chiefly a4 the expense Of the tateay imported weed. Perhaps the poets acta0n in thus ignoring toba0o may be aftrthnted to the fact that James the Ftrst, with whom the bard was Q high favorite. hated and loathed Sir walter Raleigh's importation. In this connection 1t Is amusing to remember that another poet of 6 later day. Algernon Swlnnurnes has told us that James the First was a knave, a tyrant. fool. liar. and a coward. But love him, worship him. because he slit the throat of that black guard Raleigh, who Invented this filthy smoking"
 The late Lord Tennyson was a lover of clay pipes and preferred Virginia tobao. co to any other growth of weed He inr variably smoked whilst at work and foi- lowed a method peculiar to himself ia the selection of pipes. At his feet there was placed a box of white clays. Filling one of these, he would smoke until t was empty, then would break it in twain, throwing the fragments into another box prepared for their reception. He would then pull another pipe from It's straw or wooden inclosura. fill it, and destroy tt as before, for he had a strong aversion to smoking pipe a second time.
 Bismarclx's Love of Smoke.
 One of the most pleasant anecdotes of the late Prince Bismarck is told in com nection with his love of smoke. Here is the story in isis own words;
 ''The value of a good cigar ig best un- Gsfstood when 1t is the last you possess, and there is no chance of getting another. At Koniggratx I had only one cigar left in my pocket, which carefully guarded throughout the battle as . miser guards his treasure. I did not feel justified in uaing 1t then, for painted in slowing colorz in my mind the happy hour when I should enjoy 1t after victory. But I had miscalculated my chances. A poor dragoon lay helpless, with both arms crushed. murmuring for something to re fresh him. felt in my pockets and found that I had only gold. which would be of no use to him. But gtay--T had still my cigar. I lighted it for him . and placed it between his teeth. . You should have seen tho poor fellows grateful smile. I never enjoyed a cigIif so much as that one which did not smoke"
 Sturgeon and Huxley.
 The late Charles Sturgeon once created a considerable Autter in the nonconform- ist doYecote by announcing during the course of a sermon that he intended smolS- ing a cigar that night ito the glory of God" In an explanatory letter to a uA1Ay ACWSP0PCA ppAAAGA Oub LAAt Ho had spoken the words with deliberation and in all sincerity. When" he wrote, 'T have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar. have felt grateful to God and have blessed His name. This is what meant, and by no means did use the sacred words in any trifing spirit" Professor Huxley, though once q hater of tobacco. became in later years an enthusiastic smoker. On one oeasion he remarked,s in the course of g lecture, that there was no more harm in a pipe than in a cup of tea ''You may poison yourself" he observed, ''by drink Ing too much green tea, or kill yourself by eating too many beefsteaks. For my own part" concluded the professor. ''I consider that tobacco, in moderation, is- a sweetener and equalizer of the temper"
 Newton and the Lady's Finger.
 Absent mindedness has often gone hand in hand with smoking proclivities, and we are told that Sir Isaac Newton. in a fit of mental abstraction, once used the finger of a lady he was courting as a tobacco stopper whilst he sat and smoked in silence beside her, thinking, Of course. that his own Anger was being employed