From SIDELIGHTS FROM THE LONDON PRESS (New York Times: October 16, 1921) Return of the Snuffbox Cigarette and pipe smoking does not seem the limit of feminine uses for tobacco, as The Daily Express discovers that snuff-taking is a widespread secret habit among English women of the better class. One snuff manufacturer has given the paper some amazing information, declaring: “Women consume 65 per cent of the snuff now sold.” He continued: "For the most part women take snuff secretly. They will not admit the habit even to their dearest friends. Every walk of life has its women snuff-takers. I myself have come across thousands of them especially among the cotton operatives of Lancashire. There old and young women are taking snuff daily. “They tell me that it is beneficial in clearing the air passages from the rising fluff, which is inevitable when they are at work. But it is not only the working girls who follow the practice. We number rich and poor alike among our clients. -for we are able to judge their position by the quality of the snuffboxes they buy, some of which display exquisite workmanship.”
yes! these are the kind of articles I like to hear: ) why oh why was I born an American. i’ve always had a love affair with all things British.