. Tobacco in song and story . in the sun,And rolls it up all neat and tight. My lads, said he in fun,*I mean to cook this precious weed. And then from out his pokeWith burning-glass he lights the end, And quick blows up the smoke. Says Jack, says he, Of ParadiseIve heerd some people tell, 22 THE DISCOVERY OF TOBACCO. Says Tom, says he, This here will do ; Lets have another Dick, his face all pleasant smiles, A-looking through a cloud,* It strikes rae heres the Capn bold. And now well all be rowed. Up comes brave Hawkins on the beach ; Shiver my hull! he cries, Whats these here games
. Tobacco in song and story . in the sun,And rolls it up all neat and tight. My lads, said he in fun,*I mean to cook this precious weed. And then from out his pokeWith burning-glass he lights the end, And quick blows up the smoke. Says Jack, says he, Of ParadiseIve heerd some people tell, 22 THE DISCOVERY OF TOBACCO. Says Tom, says he, This here will do ; Lets have another Dick, his face all pleasant smiles, A-looking through a cloud,* It strikes rae heres the Capn bold. And now well all be rowed. Up comes brave Hawkins on the beach ; Shiver my hull! he cries, Whats these here games, my merry men ? And then, Why, blame my eyes 1Heres one as chaws, and one as snuffs, And tother of the threeIs smoking like a chimbley-pot— Theyve found out Tobac-kee ! So if ever you should hear Of Raleigh and them liesAbout his sarvant and his pipe And him as Fire ! say as twas three sailors bold As sailed to Virgin-eeIn brave old Hawkins gallant ship Who found out Tobac-kee. —Cigar and Tobacco Worlds London,. A FEW WORDS ABOUT TOBACCO. 23 A FEW WORDS ABOUTTOBACCO. Although Jean Nicot, a French am-bassador to Portugal, is credited withthe greatest service in giving tobacco itsofficial recognition, it was really firstintroduced into Europe in 1558 by Fran-cisco Fernandes, a physician who hadbeen sent by Philip II. of Spain to inves-tigate the products of Mexico. Nicot, however, on his return toFrance in about 1560, carried it toCatherine de Medici, the Queen ; and thereception it met with from her and othertitled personages gave it reputation andpopularity. From Nicot and the Queen were derivedthe titles, Queens Heat {Nzcotzana)^and subsequently to one of its prepa-rations, * The Powder of the Queen.* Lofty example and the sanction of highlife gave currency to any custom ; hencetobacco became generally used. 24 THE ORIGIN OF TOBACCO. The French give Sir Francis Drakethe credit of carrying it to England, andthere is no doubt but what Sir Walterand Sir Francis suc
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