Dominion Dental Journal, 1898, Vol. 10 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Dominion Dental Journal, 1898, Vol. 10<br><br>Gentlemen, - It requires sometimes more than the courage of ones convictions to express an honest opinion, much less caution in attacking a favorite of the people. A prudent man, one who wishes to sail quietly down the popular stream, would be disposed rather to flatter and applaud the object of their affections. But an honest man, who may differ a little from others, as a prudent one, can never flatter where he feels a friendship.<br><br>Facts are said to be stubborn things, but from these we form conclusions which, carefully analyzed, enable the unbiased and unprejudiced to return an honest and conscientious verdict.<br><br>History records that the name of Nicotine, or Tobacco, was said to be from one Jean Nicotte, who first introduced it into France, hence Nicoteana; or, as said by others, by Jacobius Nicotius, Ambassador to the Court of Portugal from Francis II., King of France, he having purchased some of the seeds of this plant from a Dutchman in 1560, who had brought them from America, and from this seed it was brought to France; Sir Francis Drake carried it to England, and Sir Walter Raleigh first brought it into fashion; the dried plant and leaf was afterward imported from Tobago, and hence its present name tobacco.<br><br>The common tobacco, so called Verginia (N. Tabacum), is a native of the warm parts of America, the cultivation of which had extended, before the discovery of the New World by Columbus, far to the north of the plant in which it is indigenous.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.