The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-08
GENIUS AND TOBACCO

or WALTER RALEIGH, The pic
neer of the smoking world, was
a heavy smoker His tobacco box
was Of cylindrical form. measuring
ubout seven inches in diameter and
thirteen in height. The outside was
OF silt leather. and within was cav
lily for a receiver, Of glass or metal.
which would aold about 6 pound of
tobacco. a species Of collar, shat con
nected the receiver with the case. was
pierced with holes Tor the reception Of
pipes, Of which the gallant knight pos
sessed a huge number.
The great Napoleon could never be
brought TO IKE tobacco. Il is related
that on q cer>ain ogcs sion the Per
sian Ambassador presented him with
an exquisite Oriental pipe, and the
emperor made heroic attempts TO en-
joy the smoking process. but finally
abandoned the business in disgust.
Here IS the story recorded by one of
the COURT
Fire having been brought, It only
remained TO communicate it to the to-
bacco, but could not be effected by the
method which his majesty adopted. He
merely opened and shut his mouth,
without attempting 20 draw in his
breath. o, the devili' he cried at
length. There viii be no end to this
business. I observed to him that he
did it half-heartedly, and showed him
how he ought to begin. Wearied by
his vain efforts, he at last desired me
70 light the pipe. ] obeyed and gave it
~to him. But scarcely had he drawn
in "a mouthfui than the smoke which
he knew not how 10 eXDel turned back
into his palate, penetrated his nose,
and blinded him. As soon as he recOv-
cred his breath he roared: Take that
away from me. What abOmination!
., the sWine-nly stomach
turns In fact, he felt himself 50
incOIumoded for a least an hour that
he renOunced forever the pleasure Of
the habit. which he said was only fit
TO amUse slUggards.
Butcher, an opponent whose presence
at Waterloo Napoleon had good cause
TO rememb Der, was, Oh the other hand,
an inveterate smoker, and rarely went
into action without n pipe or cigar
between his teeth. So huge was his
collection of pipes that he actually
hired q person TO euperintend the
heterogeneous mass, and the pipe mas
ter, Christian Hennemann by name,
GiaSf'LldA EtQ HIS. 0AAlE0 Win - AAANAAlg
that approached fanatical zeal Be
fore every encounter Prince Butcher
usually ordered q long pipe to be
filed. After smoking for d short time
ne would hand back the lighted pipe
TO Hennemann. place himself in the
saddle. draw his seber, and, with the
vigorous cry, Forward, my boys!
throw himself fiercely on the foe. On
the day of Waterloo, Hennemann had
just handed q pipe to his master when
cannon ball struck the ground near.
so that earth and sand covered Butcher
and his gray horse. The steed made
q spring to one side and the new pipe
was broken before the prince had taken
single puff. However, the latter
merely cried: Fill another pipe for
me and keep it lighted for a moment
until / drive away these French ras-
Gals" ThereUpOn there was a rush
forward, but the pursuit lasted not
merely a moment. but throughout the
whole OF that long and memorable day.
1t Is a curious fact that no allusion
to tobacco is 70 be found in the works
OF Shakespeare, though various Of his
CONTEMPORARIES indulge in many sal
lies. chiefly at the expense of the late
IL imported weed. Perhaps the poets
action in thus ignoring tobacco may
be attributed to the fact that James
the First. with whom the bard was
high favOrite. hated and ioathed Sir