Colonial Virginia
Colonial Virginia
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"saw great families ruined by the epidemic madness, and sacrificed all the revenues which the crown might derive from it in order to assist in its suppression. " Tobacco shops, where men were allowed to assemble for ^he use of the weed, both in smoking and chewing, were es- tablished in numerous places for the convenience of the pub- lic. These shops were described in a verse by an unnamed poet in a way like the following: "In a tobacco shop, resembling hell (Fire, stink and smoke must be where... devils dwell). He sita; you cannot see his face for vapor, Offering to Pluto with a tallow taper. " A French traveler, in 1672, writing concerning the v/ide- spread use of tobacco, said that "it was the custom when the children went to school to carry in their satchels with their books a pipe and tobacco, which their mothers took care to fill early in the morning, it serving them instead of the break- fast; and at the accustomed hour every one laid aside his book to light his pipe, and the master smoked with them, teaching them how to hold their pipes and how to draw in the smoke, thus accustoming them to it from their youth, believing it absolutely necessary for a man's health.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"saw great families ruined by the epidemic madness, and sacrificed all the revenues which the crown might derive from it in order to assist in its suppression. " Tobacco shops, where men were allowed to assemble for ^he use of the weed, both in smoking and chewing, were es- tablished in numerous places for the convenience of the pub- lic. These shops were described in a verse by an unnamed poet in a way like the following: "In a tobacco shop, resembling hell (Fire, stink and smoke must be where... devils dwell). He sita; you cannot see his face for vapor, Offering to Pluto with a tallow taper. " A French traveler, in 1672, writing concerning the v/ide- spread use of tobacco, said that "it was the custom when the children went to school to carry in their satchels with their books a pipe and tobacco, which their mothers took care to fill early in the morning, it serving them instead of the break- fast; and at the accustomed hour every one laid aside his book to light his pipe, and the master smoked with them, teaching them how to hold their pipes and how to draw in the smoke, thus accustoming them to it from their youth, believing it absolutely necessary for a man's health.
What to read after Colonial Virginia?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J a C Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler to read onlineMoreLess
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