Tobacco In History

At least once in history, the "devil's weed," a.s James, oí England, called tobáceo, played au important part in a political movement. When the revolution of 1848 came on, the Austrian government enjoyed a monopoly of tlif manufacture and sale of tobáceo in tliose parta of Italy umler Üte control. The liberáis, resenting the tyranny of the Austrians and disliking to see so large a revenue pourmg Into the Austrian treasury from fhe sale of cisars and smoking tobáceo, left off smoking, a patriotie method of resenting tne Austrian domiuation. Tlie Austrian government theroupom supplied its troops wlth cigars, and the mea oí the garrisons went about tbe streets of Italian towns puffing sraoke into the faces of the non-smoktng Italians. The insult was warmly resented. Tlio MUaneee rose in rebellion. and expelí . the Austrians. Venloe did the same, and th.ua was the revolution begun which ended in the loss to Austria of all the Italian pOSSL'SSiOllS.