x CONTENTS 



SYMPOSIUM 



CHAPTER II ... 15 



PART II 



CARLYLE as a persistent preacher of the gospel of silence with 

 his pipe Frederick the Great's Tobacco Parliament 

 Carlyle's early experience in smoking and his first pinch 

 of snuff Charles Lamb and his associates over the pipe 

 Bismarck's Bund story Divergent French views on the 

 use of tobacco Robert Hall, Spurgeon, Capt. Marryat, 

 Fairholt, Inglis, Thackeray, and Bulwer Lytton, all 

 express opinions favourable to tobacco smoking. 



CHAPTER III ... 29 



THE HOME OF THE INDIAN WEED 



COLUMBUS secures Queen Isabel's good-will and help Over- 

 comes all difficulties and sets sail in three small vessels 

 from Palos on his great enterprise westward Mutiny 

 suppressed San Salvador reached after three months' 

 toil The officers land Natives friendly Two captured 

 and brought on board the Santa Maria A gladsome 

 sight meets their eyes Cuba reached ; the most beautiful 

 island ever beheld Clothed with perennial verdure 

 Two of the crew sent to explore Natives discovered 

 smoking fire-brands They conceive a passion for 

 smoking Columbus collects rarities to take with him 

 to Spain Reports to the king and his consort the 

 achievement of his project Is received with honour and 

 made high admiral of a new and powerful fleet with 

 which he returns to the West Indies Gonzalo Oviedo, 

 Inspector-general of the newly discovered country Fra 

 Ramono Pane sends Peter Martyr the first written account 

 of tobacco and native method of using it Snuff- taking in 

 France The origin of the name tobacco Red Indian's 

 use of the weed Oviedo dislikes tobacco The dis- 



