242, FLAVORING THE SNUFF. 
as they (the ladies) would suppose, throw it away on a heap 
of what would appear to them rubbishy dust in one corner 
of the snuffroom. Of 
course the ladies would 
consider the proper place 
for it to be on the cambric. 
handkerchief, but this idea 
would be about the last 
to occur to your matter- 
of-fact snuff-maker. 
ca “Tn addition to otto-of- 
#—— roses, the scent-room con- 
==. tains great jars of essence 
of lemon, French gera- 
=< nium, verbena, oil of pi- 
mento, bergamotte, etc., 
: all of which are used in 
weg) the various flavoring com- 
gg binations. There would 
PERFUMING SNUFF. most likely also be a few 
hundred-weight of fine 
Tonquin beans, and one of these beans is generally presented 
to any visitor who drops in, as souvenir to carry away in 
his waistcoat pocket. Snuff is very extensively used in the 
‘mills and factories of Lancashire. Those who toil long in 
‘ heated and noisy mills seem to require, and doubtless do 
require, tobacco in some shape or other to keep them from 
flagging ; and as chewing is not polite, and smoking in a 
mill not allowed, the only resource left to the operative is. 
his snuff. <A singular feature connected with this is, we 
believe, the fact that spinners in very few instances use snuff- 
boxes, they prefer having their supply of snuff screwed up 
in a piece of paper. One retail shop-keeper in a busy spin- 
ning town in Lancashire assured us that he retailed over four. 
hundred weight of snuff a week in pennyworths. 
“Tt is impossible to state the exact quantity of snuff used in 
this country; but, as far as we can arrive at it from statistics 
at hand, we should say it cannot be less than five hundred tons 
per annum. This seems an enormous quantity, considering 
the comparatively small number of persons who now use 
snuff; but the great bulk of snuff seems to be consumed by 
particular communities, such as the Lancashire operatives, and 
the consumption of it is therefore not generally observable; 
and further it should be remembered that those who do take 
snuff, individually use large quantities.” 
