The History of Tobacco

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Contents of "The History of Tobacco":

THE TOBACCO PLANT.
Botanical Description Ancient Plant-Bed Description of the Leaves Color of Leaves Blossoms
The Capsules and Seed Selection for Seed Suckers Nicotine Qualities Medicinal Properties
Improvement in Plants. 17
CHAPTER II.
TOBACCO. ITS DISCOVERY.
Early Use Origin of its Name Early Snuff-Taking Tobacco in Mexico Comparative Qualities of
Tobacco Origin of the Plant Early Mammoth Cigars Sacredness of the Pipe Early Cultivation
Proportions of the Tobacco Trade Variety of Kinds Tobacco and Commerce Original Culture. 32
CHAPTER III.
TOBACCO IN AMERICA.
First General Planter State of the Colony Conditions of Raising Tobacco Tobacco Fields, 1620
Increase of Tobacco-Growing Restriction of Tobacco-Growing Tobacco used as Money King
James opposes Tobacco-Growing Buying Wives with Tobacco Foreign Tobacco Prohibited King
Charles on Tobacco King Charles as a Tobacco Merchant Tobacco Taxed Planting in Maryland
Negro Labor Competition Growing Suckers Virginia Lands Picture of Early Planters
Large Plantations Getting to Market Virginia Plant-Bed Maryland Plant-Bed Tobacco Growing
in New York and Louisiana New England Tobacco Commercial Value of Tobacco Tobacco a
Blessing. 47
CHAPTER IV.
TOBACCO IN EUROPE.
Introduction The Original Importer Wonderful Cures How the Herb grew in Reputation
Difference of Opinion A Smoker's Rhapsody (p. xiv) Old Smokers The Queen Herb Drinking
Tobacco Tobacco on the Stage Shakespeare on Tobacco Smoking Taught Ben Jonson on the
Weed Curative Qualities Modes of Use Held up to Ridicule Tirades against Tobacco
Tobacco Selling Royal Haters of Tobacco Old Customs A Racy Poem A Smoking Divine. 80
CHAPTER V.
TOBACCO IN EUROPE. Continued.
Popular use of Tobacco Tobacco Glorified Weight of Smoke Anecdotes Triumph of Tobacco
A Government Monopoly Tobacco a Blessing. 111
CHAPTER VI.
TOBACCO PIPES, SMOKING AND SMOKERS.
Indian Pipes Material for Pipes Legend of the Red Pipe Chippewa Pipes Making the Peace
Pipes South American Pipes Cigarettes Tobacco on the Amazon River Brazilian Tobacco
Patagonians as Smokers Form and Material Pipe of the Bobeen Indians The War Pipe Pipe
Sculpture Smoking in Alaska Smoking in Russia Smoking in Peru Smoking in Turkey
Moderate Smoking Female Smoking Early Manufacture of Pipes French Pipes. 124
CHAPTER VII.
PIPES AND SMOKERS. Continued.
Meerschaum Pipes Coloring Meerschaums The City of Smokers Hudson as a smoker Persian
Water Pipes Turkish Pipes Amber Mouth Pieces Obtaining Amber Its Value Variety of Pipes
History of Pipes Ancient Habit of Smoking Buried Pipes Jasmine Pipes Smoking in Algiers
Smoking in Africa Defence of Smoking Tea and Tobacco Chinese Pipes Smoking in Japan
Tobacco Boxes Tobacco Jars Musings over a Pipe Sad Fate of a Chewer Triumph of the
Anti's The Smoker's Calendar Doctor Parr as a Smoker Smoking on the Battle-Field Literary
Smokers Doctor Clarke on Tobacco Noted Smokers Pleasant Pipe A Tobacco World
Cruelty of Smokers Men like Pipes Universal Use. 150
CHAPTER VIII.
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
(p. xv) CHAPTER IX.
CIGARS.
New York Cigars Havana Cigars Quality of Havana Cigars Relative Value and Size
Cigar-Makers Cuban Cigars Cigar Manufactories Preparation of the Tobacco Sorting the
Leaves Sales, etc. Large Factories Universal Smoking Cigar Etiquette Reveries
Summer-Day Thoughts American Smokers At Home Sentiment Ode to a Cigar
Cigar-Lighters Smoking an Art Science of Lighting Age of Fusees "Home-Made Cigars"
Female Cigar-Makers A Spicy Article How to Smoke Smoking Christians Lamb's Poem
Tobacco Compliment Cigarette Smoking Thomas Hood's Cigar Lord Byron's Opinion Kinds of
Cigars Selecting Cigars Yara Cigars Manilla Cigars Swiss Cigars Paraguay Cigars
Brazilian Cigars American Cigars Connecticut Seed Leaf and Havana Cigars The Exile's Comfort.
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CHAPTER X.
TOBACCO PLANTERS AND PLANTATIONS.
The Connecticut Planter Intelligence of Tobacco Growers Best Connecticut Seed Leaf Love for
the Plant Virginia Planters A Virginia Plantation The Plant-Patch Planting, Topping and Priming
Suckering Crop-Gathering Curing and Sorting Tobacco Markets Ohio Tobacco Mode of
Cure Kentucky Tobacco-Growing The Kentucky Planter Florida Tobacco Florida Plantation
Tobacco in Louisiana California Tobacco Lands Mexican Tobacco Plants around Vera Cruz
Tobacco in St Domingo Cuba Plantations Mode of Working Soil and Climate
Tobacco-Growing in Germany Method of Culture Extent of Culture Tobacco-Raising in Prussia
Tobacco in Holland Dutch Planters A Plea for Tobacco Tobacco Culture in Australia Arabian
Plantations Tobacco in Africa Syrian Tobacco Latakia Tobacco Growing Tobacco in India
Curing Tobacco in India Turks Cultivating Tobacco Japanese Tobacco Persian Tobacco
Tobacco Culture, Philippine Islands Climate of the Islands Fragrant Manillas Tropical Tobacco.
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CHAPTER XI.
VARIETIES.
Kinds used for Cigars Dwarf Tobacco Havana Tobacco Yara and Virginia Tobacco James
River Tobacco Ohio Tobacco South American Tobacco Celebrated Brands of Tobacco
Russian Tobacco Columbian Tobacco Tobacco of Brazil The Orinoco Tobacco Persian
Tobacco French Tobacco Spanish Tobacco Japanese Tobacco Manilla Tobacco. 382
CHAPTER XII.
TOBACCO HOUSES.
Tobacco Sheds Stripping Houses Virginia Tobacco Sheds Ordinary Sheds Superior Sheds
Ohio Sheds Kentucky and Tennessee Sheds Foreign Tobacco Sheds. 405
(p. xvi) CHAPTER XIII.
TOBACCO CULTURE.
Hot Beds Virginia Plant Patch Tennessee Plant Bed Cuban Plant Bed Covering Plant Bed
Selection of Soil The Soil Affecting Color Preparing the Soil Virginia Methods Burning Brush
Implements Transplanting Plants Setting Seasons in Mexico and Persia The American
Transplanter Pests Worming Backward Plants Topping Suckers Maturation The
Harvest Cutting Hanging Cutting time in Cuba Harvesting in Virginia The Season in other
Places Curing Curing by Smoke Yellow Tobacco Stripping Assorting Shading
Stemming Packing Casing Old Style Resistance to Dampness Prizing Marking Baling
Certificates Firing White Rust Seed Plants Maturing of Seed Second Growth. 415
CHAPTER XIV.
THE PRODUCTION, COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO.
Early History of Tobacco Cultivation by Spaniards at St. Domingo Annual Product of Cuba
Amount of Land under Cultivation in U.S. Cultivation in the South Annual Product of Europe, Asia
and Africa Government Monopoly Source of Revenue Manufacture of Cigarettes Increase of Tobacco Culture.

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