Nicotiana; Or, The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion
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Excerpt from Nicotiana; Or the Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's CompanionMA my an excellent cause has been lost through the want of sound arguments, founded on a knowledge of the case, tosup port and place it in its proper light. None, perhaps, more than smoking and snuff taking, the propriety of which Lin the upper orders of life, have been and are, whether as regards their social or medicinal qualities, so frequently. Called in question, by their enemies. These, the author is sorry to say, by the use of a few. Specious arguments, that chie?y. Pass current in refined society the ladies in particula...
Chapters (14)
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- INVOCATION TO TOBACCO.
- THE HISTORY OF THE IMPORTATION OF THE TOBACCO PLANT INTO EUROPE, AND THE ORIGIN OF SMOKING IN ENGLAND.
- ON SNUFF AND THE ORIGIN OF THE LUNDY FOOT.
- SELECT POETRY.
- A REVIEW OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING TOBACCO.
- THE IMPORTANCE OF SMOKING AND SNUFF-TAKING, EXEMPLIFIED IN A GRAVE DISSERTATION, DEDICATED TO THE YOUTH OF THE RISING GENERATION.
- THE MEDICAL QUALITIES OF TOBACCO.
- BOTANICAL HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE TOBACCO PLANT.
- ORIGINAL POETRY.
- ANECDOTES.
- DIVANS.
- MEMS. FOR SMOKERS.
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