16 TOBACCO AND ITS HISTORY. 



The Shall of Persia also made; the use of Tobacco a capital 

 crime. His proclamntiori was, that " every soldier in whoso 

 possession Tobacco was found should have his nose and lips cut 

 off and afterwards be l.nirnt alive." 



From this we return to Russia and view the battle raging 

 there under the leadership of the Czar Michael, who also cut 

 off the noses of smokers in his domain. At that time the 

 custom was to iidiale the smoke l)y inserting the forked ends 

 of a hollow cane into the nostrils, and applying the other end 

 to tlio burning leaves or powder of Tobacco, so that trinnning 

 the nasal organ was considered a just punishment for the 

 offence. 



Lea^■illg this scene of carnage and returning to the Vatican 

 after four succeeding Popes to Url)an had passed away, it is 

 sur])rising to iiud the docile Innocent Eleventh going for the 

 vile intruder, like a tiwr thirstinij for blood, determined to 

 stamp the weed out of existence or die in the attempt. IIow- 

 ('\cr tliat was easier said tlu\]i done. Tlu^ plant had taken root 

 in a congenial soil, and like other b;ul weinls meant to stay. 

 All the opf o.sition referi'cd to, and much that shall never be 

 told, seems to have l)een in vain. The move it was ti'od upon 

 tJK! I'anker it grew, until it lias now liecome an upas tree of 

 gigantic jiroportions, idolized by Turks, Hottentots, and Chris- 

 tians alike, and forming a })onderous source of the world'.s 

 national i'(>venui>. 



OXl': OF THE CHIEF PLEAS ACAINST TOBACCO 



by despotic monarelis was, that its use diminished the physical 

 foice of their soldiery. At the time referi-ed to, the earth 

 seemed one great battle-field, and, as Tobacco was known to 

 dwarf body and mind of the daring soldier, its use was therc- 

 foic^ sternly forbidden. 



Knowing the demoralizing nature of Tol^acco in the army, 

 Napoleon Bona})arte shrank from its use as something to be 

 dreaded by a man of his capacity. Louis Napoleon also took a 



