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OLD CUSTOMS. 



When tobacco was first introduced into England its sale 

 was confined to apothecaries, but afterwards it was dealt in 

 by tobacconists, who sold other goods besides tobacco. 



About the middle of the Seventeenth Century the 

 culture of tobacco commenced in England ; it continued, 

 however, only for a short time, for the rump parliament in 

 1652 prohibited the planting of it, and two years later Crom- 

 well and his council appointed commissioners for strictly 

 putting this act in execution : and in 1660 it was legally 

 enacted, that from the first of January, 1660-1, no person 

 whatever should sow or plant any tobacco in England, under 

 certain penalties. 



In England drinking or smoking tobacco seems to have 

 met with more success (as a mode of use) rather than 

 chewing (now so popular). It was principally confined to 

 the lower classes, and was common among soldiers and sailors. 



SILVER SPITTOONS. 



When used by gentlemen it was common to carry a silver 

 basin to spit in. 



The habit of smoking or using tobacco in any form was 



