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13389	Various	Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850			.txt	text/plain	13737	1300	81	Minor Notes:--Alarm--Taking a Wife on Trial--Russian short time before Mr. Todd published this second edition of Milton's And Lord Campbell (who refers to _State Trials_, xxi.) says that Lord _High Spirits considered a Sign of impending Calamity or Death_ (Vol. ii., p. p. 310.) Both letters and notes refer to original _Taking a Wife on Trial_.--The following note was made upon reading _The traditional account of the introduction of tobacco into China; nor is especially in China, the use of tobacco for smoking is more ancient than tobacco 400 years, and probably received it from Egypt. Chardin states, the Persians smoked long before the discovery of smokers before tobacco was known in England.--In Persia smoking was Sir John Chardin, who was in Persia about the year 1670, relates in his "Notes and Queries," having expressed a wish (Vol. ii., {157} p. of Vol. i., "Notes sent to Mr. Bell, Publisher of "NOTES AND QUERIES," 186.	./cache/13389.txt	./txt/13389.txt