TOBACCO A BLESSING. 79 



to inspire in the breast of man, feelings of peace and happi- 

 ness, rather than elements of discord and strife. The pipe 

 of a king burns not more freely the shreds of the plant, than 

 it does the last remnant of hostile feelings and the recollec- 

 tions of bitter wrongs ; while the snuff-box of the diplomat 

 contains the precious dust that has soothed the fierce hatred of 

 rival houses and cemented the divided factions of a tottering 

 throne. 



