. Tobacco in song and story . n. Pepys records thefollov^ing on the 7th of June, 1665: Thehottest day that ever I felt in my day, much against my will, I did inDrury Lane see two or three housesmarked with a red cross upon the doors,and * Lord, have mercy upon us ! * writthere ; which was a sad sight to me, be-ing the first of the kind, to my remem-brance, I ever saw. It put me into an illconception of myself and my smell, sothat I was forced to buy some roll to-bacco to smell and chew, which took awaythe apprehension.* Further, it was popularly reported thatno tobacconists or their
. Tobacco in song and story . n. Pepys records thefollov^ing on the 7th of June, 1665: Thehottest day that ever I felt in my day, much against my will, I did inDrury Lane see two or three housesmarked with a red cross upon the doors,and * Lord, have mercy upon us ! * writthere ; which was a sad sight to me, be-ing the first of the kind, to my remem-brance, I ever saw. It put me into an illconception of myself and my smell, sothat I was forced to buy some roll to-bacco to smell and chew, which took awaythe apprehension.* Further, it was popularly reported thatno tobacconists or their households were 126 PUFFS. afflicted by the plague. Physicians whovisited the sick took it very freely; themen who went round with the dead cartshad their pipes continually alight. Thisgave tobacco a new popularity, and itagain took the high medical position ac-corded to it by the physicians of theFrench Court. If a cigar kills you its bad. Let him now smoke who never smoked before,And he who always smoked now smoke the LBJe12
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