A Filthy Habit.
SnuflF-dipping hag become so prevalent among Massachusetts factory girls that it is estimated that fifteen tons of " the disgusting powder " are used by the factory :hands m the course of every year. A little more than twelve months- ago there was a marked reduc T tioninthe consumption of the snuff, after its denunciation l>y. the Catholic Bishop'; but the factpry girls now treat the episcopal homily as a dead letft r, and the practidß' of snuff dipping is more p^ev^lent^lhan ever. Bnuff-dip-pihg-^thsit is tp stubbing the gums -by Jmeans of a tooth brush with snuff: -^ is a much more revolting practice than ordinary Bnuff taking.br. even tHan chewing, .and there, is. som-^ t^ing ppfiitiyely horrible m thpideapf filthy a practice obtainuig .among e<fair.sex< jnotwithstandingjlhat many the natives In South Africa/chew it.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 55, 29 January 1883, Page 3
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134A Filthy Habit. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 55, 29 January 1883, Page 3
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