n, by means of it, to
support nature, and to encounter valiantly, by its help, all
the tribulations incidental to the human lot. If they are
depressed, they smoke or chew tobacco, and gladden
themselves therewith. If they are exhausted, and the sun and
their hard and inhuman masters appear to conspire to destroy
them, a little tobacco restores their strength, makes them
forget their slavish life, and go vigorously to work again.

In the Thirty Years' War in Germany, the smoking and chewing
of tobacco proved the salvation of many thousands of men,
who by its aid guarded themselves against the deadly effects
of deficient food and of bad meats and drinks. Nothing is so
good, nothing so serviceable to human life, as the smoking
of tobacco--which may well be called a kingly plant, seeing
that the monarchs of the earth are not ashamed to use it.
While tobacco cultivates sociality, and is of great avail in
severe hunger and thirst, it strengthens the body and checks
fluxions, and colds, and slimy humors. Nature has willed it
that men should make use of plants like tobacco, which, by
their heat and sharpness, draw the humors outward, and cause
a slight salivation. Witness, as confirmation of what has
been said, cloves and pepper, which hold sway nearly over
the earth; betel, which to the Hindoos is the remedy for
every disease; the onions and leeks of the Egyptians, who
while building the pyramids and obelisks, spent their money
eagerly on those dainties; and tobacco, which is adopted by
the four quarters of the world.

The justly celebrated British physician, Cheyne, has
remarked that both chewing and smoking of tobacco are
exceedingly serviceable for those who suffer from rheumatic
and catarrhal affections, have a sluggish digestion, or live
a luxurious life. As tobacco has numerous slanderers, so
there are many who know not how to turn tobacco to a good
purpose. Excess and abuse may be found in the smoking and
chewing of tobacco as in other things. Instead of using
tobacco in moderation, there are persons who make themselves
its slaves, and render themselves incapable of the immense
benefit of the enlivening and stimulating effect they would
otherwise owe to it. A little tobacco smoked or chewed
three or four times a day cannot f