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he to his ; and so it goes round till it reaches its owner 

 again." * 



The box described in this passage is only a 

 Highland horn mull, a little different in shape 

 from those of modern fashion. The Highlander 

 lifts the powder to his nose with a little shovel ; 

 the Icelander, using the small end of the horn, 

 at once pours it in. But among the Celto-Scan- 

 dinavians of Northern Britain there is the same 

 love of the powdered tobacco as in Iceland and 

 Northern Scandinavia, and the same amiability 

 in handing round the box as is seen in primitive 

 Iceland. Are these not lingering relics of similar 

 social customs which still point to the ancient 

 unity and common origin of the three now dis- 

 connected peoples ? 



The practice of using snuff is said to have 

 come into England after the Restoration, and to 

 have been brought from France ; but it is well 

 known that the habit of mere snuff-taking did 

 not originate with the introduction of tobacco, 

 since we find recipes for making snuff from herbs. 



* Madame Pfeiffer, ' Visit to Iceland.' 



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