TOBACCO A BLESSING. 79 
to inspire in the breast of man, feelings of peace and happi- 
ness, rather than elements of discord and strife. The pipe 
of a king burns not more freely the shreds of the plant, than 
it does the last remnant of hostile feelings and the recollec- 
tions of bitter wrongs; while the snuff-box of the diplomat 
contains the precious dust that has soothed the fierce hatred of 
rival houses and cemented the divided factions of a tottering 
throne. 
