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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
TOBACCO. 
SYLLABUS OF LECTURE BY MR. H. M. EVANS. 
(Read January 12th, 1882.) 
The Lecturer in succession dealt with tobacco as a plant ; the pro- 
cesses of manufacture ; its importance as a source of revenue ; and 
the extent and effects of its habitual use. The paper was illus- 
trated by a variety of drawings and specimens, including an example 
of the plant in a growing state. 
JOHN STUART MILL : A STUDY OF CHARACTER. 
SYLLABUS OF LECTURE BY THE REV. W. E. MELLONE. 
(Read January 19th, 1882.) 
The charm of biography. Autobiographical studies in our age. 
Mill's self-portraiture. Purport of the book. His childhood and 
education. The revolt against dogmatism. Over-intellectualism. 
Self-culture and literary effort. The Westminster Review and the 
Benthamites. Crisis in Mill's history. Anti- self-consciousness. 
Culture of the emotional nature. Mill and Wordsworth. The 
most valuable friendship of his life. 
