232 EMINENT SNUFF-TAKERS. 



had smoked as well as snuffed, he might have preserved his 

 empire from overthrow, seeing that smoking steadies and 

 snuffing impels. The influences of smoking and snuffing on 

 politics and war are ascertainable. What the effect of chew- 

 ing is on political and military affairs, it is not so easy to 

 discover. We recommend the subject for meditation to the 

 profoundest metaphysicians. How many of the American 

 politicians and generals have been chewers as well as snuffers 

 and smokers ? Is there to be some mysterious affinity between 

 chewing and the revolutions, especially the social revolutions 

 of the future? May not apocalyptic interpreters be able to 

 show that chewing is the symbol of anarchy and annihilation ?" 

 . When first used in Europe snuff was made ready for use 

 by the takers each person being provided with a box or 



SCOTCH SNUFF-MILLS. 



" mill," as they were termed, to reduce the leaves to powder. 



In connection with this, the following may not be 

 irrel event : 



The following anecdote of Huerta the celebrated Spanish 

 guitarist, is taken from one of M. Ella's programmes : 



" In the year 1826 the famous Huerta, who astonished the 

 English by his performances on the guitar, was anxious to 

 be introduced to the leader of the Italian Opera Band a 

 warm-hearted and sensitive Neapolitan Spagnoletti. The 

 latter had a great contempt for guitars, concertinas, and other 

 fancy instruments not used in the orchestra. He was fond 

 of snuff, had a capacious nose, and, when irritated, would 

 ejaculate < Mon Dieu /' On my presenting the vain Spaniard 

 to Spagnoletti, the latter inquired, * Yat you play V Huerta 

 'Be guitar-r-r, sare.' Spagnoletti ' De guitar! humph!' 

 (takes a pinch of snuff.) Huerta ' Yeas, sare, de guitar-r-r, 

 and ven I play my adagio, de tears shall run down both side 

 your pig nose.' 'Yell den,' (taking snuff,) said Spagnoletti, 

 4 1 vill not hear your adagio? '* 



