356 A PLEA FOR TOBACCO. 
heavy and hurtful particles, and where, while people breathe 
that atmosphere from above, they feel themselves not less 
affected from below by the cold, moist, swampy soil—the 
smoking and the chewing of tobacco are the wholesome 
prophylactics of which we can make use. To the Indians 
and the Negroes, tobacco is almost the only solace in this 
transient life. They learn, by means of it, to support nature, 
and to encounter valiantly, by its help, all the tribulations 
incidental to the human lot.. If they are depressed, they 
smoke or chew tobacco, and gladden themselves therewith. 
If they are exhausted, and the sun and their hard and inhu- 
man masters appear to conspire to destroy them, a little 
tobacco restores their strength, makes them forget their 
slavish life, and go vigorously to work again. 
In the Thirty Years’ War in Germany, the smoking and 
chewing of tobacco proved the salvation of many thousands 
of men, who by its aid guarded themselves against the deadly 
effects of deficient food and of bad meats and drinks. Noth- 
ing is so good, nothing so serviceable to human life, as the 
smoking of tobacco—which may well be called a kingly plant, 
seeing that the monarchs of the earth are not ashamed to use 
it. hile tobacco cultivates sociality, and is of great avail 
in severe hunger and thirst, it strengthens the body and 
checks fluxions, and colds, and slimy humors. Nature has 
willed it that men should make use of plants like tobacco, 
which, by their heat and sharpness, draw the humors out- 
ward, and cause a slight salivation. Witness, as confirmation 
of what has been said, cloves and pepper, which hold sway 
nearly over the earth; betel, which to the Hindoos is the 
remedy for every disease; the onions and leeks of the 
Egyptians, who while building the pyramids and _ obelisks, 
spent their money eagerly on those dainties; and tobacco, 
“which is adopted by the four quarters of the world. ] 
The justly celebrated British physician, Cheyne, has 
damarked that both chewing and smoking of tobacco are 
exceedingly serviceable for those who suffer from rheumatic 
and catarrhal affections, have a sluggish digestion, or live a 
luxurious life. As tobacco has numerous slanderers, so there 
are many who know not how to turn tobacco to a good 
purpose. Excessand abuse may be found in the smoking and 
chewing of tobacco as in other things. Instead of using 
tobacco in moderation, there are persons who make themselves 
its slaves, and render themselves incapable of the immense 
benefit of the enlivening and stimulating effect they would 
