The Social History of Smoking
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Why should it be considered a mark of vulgarity, of plebeianism, toinhale tobacco-smoke through the stem of a briar, and the hall-mark ofgood breeding to finger a cigar or dally with that triviality andtravesty of the adoration of My Lady Nicotine--a cigarette?" To thesequestions there can be but one answer: and the future, there can belittle doubt, will emphasize that answer, and abolish the unmeaningconvention.
The prejudice against the pipe is not confined to places of indoorresort. There ar...e many men who smoke pipes within doors, who yet wouldnot care to be seen in London smoking a pipe in the street, or in thepark. In some circumstances this is quite intelligible. The writer ofthe _Morning Post_ article remarked with much force and good sensethat "Apart from social environment, there is a certain affinitybetween pipes and clothes. It is considered 'bad form' for a man in afrock-coat and silk hat to be seen smoking a pipe in the streets. Ifyou are wearing a bowler hat and a lounge suit you may walk alongwith a briar protruding from your lips, and no one will think ill ofyou.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Why should it be considered a mark of vulgarity, of plebeianism, toinhale tobacco-smoke through the stem of a briar, and the hall-mark ofgood breeding to finger a cigar or dally with that triviality andtravesty of the adoration of My Lady Nicotine--a cigarette?" To thesequestions there can be but one answer: and the future, there can belittle doubt, will emphasize that answer, and abolish the unmeaningconvention.
The prejudice against the pipe is not confined to places of indoorresort. There ar...e many men who smoke pipes within doors, who yet wouldnot care to be seen in London smoking a pipe in the street, or in thepark. In some circumstances this is quite intelligible. The writer ofthe _Morning Post_ article remarked with much force and good sensethat "Apart from social environment, there is a certain affinitybetween pipes and clothes. It is considered 'bad form' for a man in afrock-coat and silk hat to be seen smoking a pipe in the streets. Ifyou are wearing a bowler hat and a lounge suit you may walk alongwith a briar protruding from your lips, and no one will think ill ofyou.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Apperson George Latimer to read onlineMoreLess
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