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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
snuff preparation of pulverized tobacco used by sniffing it into the nostrils, chewing it, or placing it between the gums and the cheek. The blended tobacco from which it is made is often aged for two or three years, fermented at least twice, ground, and usually flavored and scented. In pre-Columbian times, snuff was used in the West Indies, in Mexico, and in parts of South America. Adoption of the practice in Europe was encouraged by belief in its medicinal virtue. From Europe the custom was carried to the Middle East and Asia. The highest status of snuff taking was attained in the 18th... Read more
SIC 2131 Chewing and Smoking Tobacco and Snuff
Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 2131 CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCO AND SNUFF This industry consists of establishments...manufacturing chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff. Other tobacco product industries are discussed...and distributor of chewing tobacco and snuff in the United States with $1.74 billion... Read more
snuff
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English snuff 1 / snəf / • v. [ tr. ] extinguish (a candle...snuffed who were wearing bulletproof fabric. ∎  ( snuff it ) Brit., inf. die. ∎  dated trim the charred...a candle). • n. the charred part of a candle wick. snuff 2 • n. powdered tobacco that is sniffed ... Read more

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Bottle Stations! Bottle Stations!; Snuff? Don't Scoff. To Devotees, the Tiny Chinese Vials Are to Die For.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/29/2000; ; 700+ words ; Accumulators of Chinese snuff bottles don't actually snort the stuff. Another craving...nose with startling immediacy. Accumulators of Chinese snuff bottles seek a different high. Their snuff lore is extensive. They know its derivation (that the... Read more
Features: Snuff to make you want to give up smoking It's not just old men in clubs who enjoy a pinch, finds Ross Clark
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 10/26/1997; ; 633 words ; THINK of the word "snuff", and your mind conjures up a Dickensian...by endless cigarette breaks in the rain, snuff is becoming the latest fashion item. Not...Happily there is no such thing as passive snuff-taking," says Andy, a PR Consultant who... Read more
Surreal Snuff Bottles And Some Profound Latter Days Of The Law
Newspaper article from: AsianWeek; 1/6/1995; ; 700+ words ; Renee Renouf AsianWeek 01-06-1995 Surreal Snuff Bottles And Some Profound Latter Days Of...of Kansas in Lawrence. The other show, "Snuff Bottles from the Qing Dynasty," will travel...little known Chinese art forms. The 238 snuff bottles exhibited were drawn from the collections... Read more
SNUFF DID NOT CAUSE CANCER, SAYS EXPERT
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 6/14/1986; ; 432 words ; ...Marsee's tongue cancer was not caused by the snuff he used for six years. But Drs. John Helfrick...Hansen agreed under cross-examination that snuff contains more of the cancer-causing agent...after using the company's Copenhagen brand snuff for six years. Friday was the second day... Read more
Snuff's Tough Stuff;How the Smokeless Tobacco Industry Plugs Its Deadly Trade
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/16/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...officials are alarmed at the rapid increase in "snuff dipping," particularly among teenagers. Snuff - pulverized tobacco that you tuck between cheek...do. Some health experts warn that long-term snuff dippers are 50 times more likely than non-dippers... Read more
Experts split on whether using snuff a good idea.
Newspaper article from: New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand); 4/2/2007; 438 words ; Nasal snuff, a form of sniffing tobacco that many may...Zealand. The imminent arrival of Singleton's snuff, made by Swedish Match and inhaled as a...Swedish Match calls a test launch of its nasal snuff follows a research review last week by the... Read more
Snuff Bottles: Miniature Masterpieces
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...you would simply treat your condition by inhaling snuff. Tobacco, a luxury imported to China from Europe...1644, nobody was allowed to smoke tobacco. Why was snuff acceptable? Ironically, snuff was allowed because of its valuable medicinal attributes... Read more
Smokers getting a nose for snuff
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/21/2007; 431 words ; ...to tobacconists in the region, sales of snuff have risen dramatically since July 1. Peter...come because people realise they can use snuff in places where they can't smoke." Mr Silley said that sniffing snuff was just another, faster way of getting... Read more
Snuff bottle's date stamp proves to be misleading [Derived headline]
Newspaper article from: The Intelligencer; 9/18/2008; 547 words ; Snuff bottle's date stamp proves to be misleading face=+Italic; This model was made in the 20th century...that actually have no connection to the drug. The bottle in today's question is actually a snuff bottle and has nothing whatever to do with opium. Snuff bottles were primarily used by the Chinese during ... Read more
Tiny snuff bottle has modest value
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/9/2008; ; 460 words ; Tiny snuff bottle has modest value By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON...provide. The bottle in today's question is actually a snuff bottle and has nothing whatever to do with opium. Snuff bottles were primarily used by the Chinese during the... Read more

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