Chapter 8

SNUFF, SNUFF-BOXES AND SNUFF-TAKERS.

Its Introduction -- Boxes and Graters -- Mode of Preparation -- Snuff-Boxes -- A Celebrated Manufacturer -- The Snuffing Period -- The Monk and his Snuff-Box -- A Pinch of Snuff -- Pleasures of Smelling -- Frederick the Great -- Eminent Snuff-Takers -- The Story in Verse -- "Come to my Nose" -- Snuff Manufacture -- Preparation of Tobacco -- Grinding the Leaves -- Flavoring the Snuff -- Profits Made -- Love of Tobacco -- Chewing and Dipping -- Advantages of Dipping -- The First Snuffers -- Famous Snuff-Takers -- Snuff as a Pacificator -- A National Stimulant -- Different Tastes -- Rise and Progress of Snuff-Taking............................ 218