A739    Beagle Library:     Beechey, Frederick William. 1832. Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to co-operate with the polar expeditions: performed in His Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28. Philadelphia: Carey and Rea.   Text

other way than this, though some natives whom we saw to the southward of Beering's Strait were not averse to chewing it, and the St. Lawrence islanders indulged in snuff. Their predilection for tobacco is no doubt derived from the Tschutschi, who are passionately fond of it, that they are said, by Captain Cochrane, to snuff, chew, and smoke, all at the same time. The practice of adulterating tobacco is common with the Tschutschi, and has, no doubt, passed from them to the Esquimaux, who often adopt

A806.03    Beagle Library:     Martineau, Harriet. 1832. Illustrations of political economy. 3 vols. London. vol. 3.   Text

I conclude it was because I stood next to him that they cheered me to-day, instead of groaning, as they did a week ago. We must submit to be beholden to Allen—hey, Clack? With a look of ineffable contempt, the orator withdrew as far as he could from Allen, without going out of sight, while Mr. Wentworth sat down to take a pinch of snuff on the edge of the waggon in which the speakers were stationed. The object of the meeting was to obtain the opinions of the people on certain questions to be

A832    Beagle Library:     Turner, Sharon. 1832. The sacred history of the world, as displayed in the Creation and subsequent events to the Deluge, attempted to be philosophically considered in a series of letters to a son. Volume 1. 2nd ed. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman.   Text

, but does not produce the vertige which Tobacco snuff occasions. Bull. Univ. 1830. p. 342 . So another, with the aid a little malt, makes what he terms good BEER from Potatoes Ib. 348 . A gentleman of Vienna has found that Elderberries, in equal quantities, yield more BRANDY than the best Wheat. Ib. p. 121 . Another disserts on the advantages of feeding CATTLE on the leaves of the Elan, Aeacia without thorns, Ash and Polpar. Ib. p. 224 . Another, by hand-nets with bags, caught from his corn five

EH88202333    Note:    1833--1835   St. Fe notebook   Text   Image

Wood chopped by axe J Britain direction Sending map Snake Mr Hind Snake Lindsay Indigo French Bookseller Gunpowder shot: Note Books Chili Letters Letters from Mr Hooker Grand Seco1 ??? Snuff to M Video Gun Formation Sugar. Bread. Cigars At Corrientes Letters of Recommend If possible paper. (brown) soft: obtain them money clothes. passport 30 leagues up Shells in cliffs Great Seco Load Pistol ([From] In 1828 for 3 years supposed one million died in the Province) 1 Spanish name for the great

A817.1    Beagle Library:     Owen, William Fitz William. 1833. Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; performed in H.M. Ships Leven and Barracouta. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 1.   Text

had earrings. Some of the men had baskets fashioned like the half of a ball for hats, with three points worked on the top, which served as legs for it to stand on when not in use. Both sexes appeared particularly careful of their teeth, which were beautifully enamelled, white, and regular; they clean them with snuff, for which purpose they use large quantities. The women are particularly cleanly, except in the practise of anointing their hair with cocoa-nut or whale oil. Few of the people

A894.2    Beagle Library:     Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.   Text

pottery, which covers the value of the original cotton, and leaves a balance of cash in favour of England. The Portuguese exchange their wine, brandy, dried fruits, onions, olive oil, vinegar, snuff, and pepper. The United States send their flour, candles, shoes, and soap. Maranham is an excellent place for procuring good port wine. There is a heavy export duty of one-tenth ad valorem on all articles, being the exchequer or lay tithe. The custom-house duties on the imports are vague and

CUL-DAR35.227-229    Note:    [1834.07.00]   Geological diary: [list of geological specimens collected in Chile numbered 230-295].   Text   Image

1 2230 Compact dark colored greenstone, much Irons (I do not understand nature) 2 231 Quartzy crystall. do with do do 3 232 Black very compact conch fract limestone 4 233 Greenstone (almost pure crystall feldspar) porph with feldspar, compact conch fracture 5 235 234 Compact concg for purplish claystone porphyry; breccia just visible? z// 6 234 235 Snuff colored greenstone fine grained, much iron (do not understand) 7 7 236 (white feldspathic slightly porph. mass V): white friable calcareo

EH88202337    Note:    1835   Galapagos notebook   Text   Image   PDF

Covington Instructions Write Bill Mule-shoe [illeg] = Mr Croft time of clock stopping =1 12-370 ft elevation of Guancavelica letter from Duncan for Corfield Chissel Snuff Hat clean Date of old Sea Wall Mr Cood letter to Iquique 1 Mr Croft has not been identified. See p. 8b below. [page 7b

EH88202575    Note:    1839--1882   Charles Darwin's Address Book.   Text   Image

. Ford G. H. 29. Hart St Bloomsbury. George Henry Ford. Also listed above. Forel Dr Kreisirrenstatt Munich Auguste Forel (1848-1931), Swiss entomologist, neuroanatomist, and psychiatrist. Fribourg Pontet 23 Haymarket (Bureau snuff) One of Darwin's tobacconists. 'Bureau' was the type of snuff Darwin preferred. Also on p. 33. Farrer T. H. 27 Bryanston Sqr Thomas Henry Farrer (1819-1899), civil servant, in 1873 married as 2nd wife Effie Wedgwood, 4th child of Hensleigh and Frances Wedgwood. Darwin: A

EH88202575    Note:    1839--1882   Charles Darwin's Address Book.   Text   Image

Chester.— John Price (1803-1887), classicist, naturalist, and Shrewsbury school friend. See Price 1863-1864. Also listed on p. 31. Peat Mr. F. Haynes Brasted Chart. Sevenoaks Kent Francis Haynes. Listed on p. 32. Pontet Fribourg 124 Pall Mall. Bureau Snuff— Fribourg Pontet 23 Haymarket Darwin's tobacconist, also listed on p. 15. Powell Rev. Henry of Down Henry Powell (1839-1892), vicar of Down, 1869-1871. Mentioned in Emma Darwin's diary. Pearson Mr G. 3 Bolt Court Fleet St. E.C. George Pearson

F10.2    Book:     FitzRoy, R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-36, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R.N. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   Image   PDF

, 545 discussion, intelligence of natives, communication of news, 'Mare's' letter, 546 'Paofai's' letter, children of early missionaries, classes of natives, 547 proportions, attire, moral conduct. 548, 549 prohibition of spirits, harsh usage of infirm, anecdotes, 551 domestic manners, 552 snuff, provisions, seizure of the Newton, 554 Pearl fishing, steering, 555 Queen's letter, natives pay her debts, taking leave, 557. Oven, the, singular spot described, water, 304. Paamutos (see Low Islands

F3650    Book contribution:     Darwin, C. R. 1939. [Letter to J. S. Henslow, 6 May 1849]. Sotheby's. Catalogue of valuable printed books, illuminated manuscripts, autograph letters, historical documets, oriental miniatures, etc. 6 March. London.   Text

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [page] 202 DARWIN, Charles A. L. s. octavo. 6 May 1849 Malvern to Professor Henslow: I thought I was going the way of all flesh. Having heard of much success in some cases from the Cold Water Cure I determined to.. come here and put myself under Dr. Gully.. The cruel wretch has made me leave off snuff-that chief solace of life.. One most singular effect of the treatment is that it induces in most people, and eminently in my case, the most complete

F1583    Book:     Stauffer, R. C. ed. 1975. Charles Darwin's Natural Selection; being the second part of his big species book written from 1856 to 1858. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Text   Image   PDF

set of men, if for a wager wishing to sneeze cannot sneeze, as I have seen though all taking snuff to which they were unaccustomed. On the other hand, the will can aid [page] 468 MENTAL POWERS AND INSTINCTS OF ANIMAL

CUL-DAR210.9.30    Note:    [1859.05.00]   'Things for a week'   Text   Image

Nail-Brush Hair-brush - Clothes brush Shoeing Horn Spare - Bracess — Drying shirt — Rough Towels Hair Gloves [Barometer] Ink stand — Pen-wiper Stationary — Money — Case — Snuff. — Zoolog. Tickets — Pencil — Paper-cutter — Indian Rubber Scissors — Stamps — Spare checks. — Portfolio with some paper Pens, Pen-knife. Cards. Account [Book] Case to hold Pens and Pencils Diary Cigars. Spare Watch Spectacles.— Book to read— (Watch Stand) Bradshaw RS 30

F1142    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1872. The expression of the emotions in man and animals. London: John Murray. First edition.   Text   Image   PDF

, in the force with which they are performed and in the facility with which they are excited. As Claude Bernard asserts, L'influence du cerveau tend donc à entraver les mouvements réflexes, à limiter leur force et leur étendue.''11 The conscious wish to perform a reflex action sometimes stops or interrupts its performance, though the proper sensory nerves may be stimulated. For instance, many years ago I laid a small wager with a dozen young men that they would not sneeze if they took snuff

CUL-DAR209.12.89-119    Draft:    1873.10.07--1873.12.12   Desmodium gyrans / Draft of Expression (fragment).   Text   Image   PDF

26 con. Also put drop at distal end on normal surface. Oct 17th 11° the Black wool leaf had midrib when water rested freckled with brown.— Red wool has (i.e. ether) has mid-rib when water was margin on each side brown.— The drops placed on leaf with secretion quite spherical when sucked off surface not wetted, or trace of circle in one case but no mark left. Evaporated to few drops of water in watch-glasses. That from 2 leaves (yellow red) (some snuff snuff fell on black) move mouth relatively

A636    Book contribution:     Romanes, George John. [1881]. [Recollection of Darwin]. In Romanes, Ethel Duncan ed. 1896. The Life and Letters of George John Romanes. New York: Longmans, Green, p. 129.   Text

came in with a huge canister of snuff under his arm—old Norman being very partial to this luxury—and looked very much astonished at finding us. He was as grand and good and bright as ever. George John Romanes, (1848-1894), English biologist and comparative psychologist

CUL-DAR112.B85-B92    Note:    [1882.06.00]   My acquaintance with Mr Darwin commenced ...   Text   Image

instance of methodical accuracy and resolution was shewn in the matter of snuff. It was desirable to restrict the

CUL-DAR140.3.1--159    Draft:    [1884]   'Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life' (partial fair copy)   Text   Image

morning breakfast where we were all there, together with his fingers in the cramped attitude that showed he was bringing in a pinch of snuff to enjoy. And I remember [illeg] him often asking someone to do something [for] him adding [ ] I can't I've got a pinch of snuff. *I can't think of an example, — cutting bread occurs to me, but I don't think it was that. He had two sorts of snuff a heavy damp dark snuff which he liked much best and a light powdery Irish black[ ] which he only took as being weaker

CUL-DAR140.3.1--159    Draft:    [1884]   'Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life' (partial fair copy)   Text   Image

cigarette and this was his last one for the day. Smoking had the reverse effect from to snuff on him. — Smoking rested him while snuff stirred him up kept him going — so then snuff was taken during work, smoking enjoyed afterwards. After his rest he used to have his back rubbed — this had a pleasant or comforting effect on him. One of my earliest recollections was beating and or patting his back all over which we used to do in time to silent tunes. 32 = 19

CUL-DAR140.3.1--159    Draft:    [1884]   'Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life' (partial fair copy)   Text   Image

the hall to get a pinch of snuff, leaving the study door open and calling out the last words of one sentence as he went. I remember especially the pleasure with which I heard this eager step when I had given him the ms of my review on Wiesner (in Nature 1882) and by which I knew he was coming to my room to say that he approved of an essay of mine which he read for me in MS. He came as he said to scold me for sending the expert mental part (afterwards sent to Linnean) to Nature and praised this

F1452.1    Book:     Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

was a stimulant, and was taken during working hours. He took snuff for many years of his life, having learnt the habit at Edinburgh as a student. He had a nice silver snuff-box given him by Mrs. Wedgwood of Maer, which he valued much but he rarely carried it, because it tempted him to take too many pinches. In one of his early letters he speaks of having given up snuff for a month, and describes himself as feeling most lethargic, stupid and melancholy. Our former neighbour and clergyman, Mr

F1452.1    Book:     Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

effort. When interested in his work he moved about quickly and easily enough, and often in the middle of dictating he went eagerly into the hall to get a pinch of snuff, leaving the study door open, and calling out the last words of his sentence as he went. Indoors he sometimes used an oak stick like a little alpenstock, and this was a sign that he felt giddiness. In spite of his strength and activity, I think he must always have had a clumsiness of movement. He was naturally awk- [page] 11

F1452.1    Book:     Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

come running downstairs with a stolen pinch of snuff for me her whole form radiant with the pleasure of giving pleasure. Even when playing with her cousins, when her joyousness almost passed into boisterousness, a single glance of my eye, not of displeasure (for I thank God I hardly ever cast one on her), but of want of sympathy, would for some minutes alter her whole countenance. The other point in her character, which made her joyousness and spirits so delightful, was her strong affection

F1452.3    Book:     Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 3. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

diet, i. 118, 123; correspondence, i. 119; business habits, i. 120; smoking, i. 121, 122; snuff-taking, i. 121, 122; reading aloud, i. 122, 123, 124; backgammon, i. 123; music, i. 123; bed-time, i. 124; art-criticism, i. 125; German reading, i. 126; general interest in science, i. 126; idleness a sign of ill-health, i. 127; aversion to public appearances, i. 128, 143; visits, i. 128; holidays, i. 129, 130; love of scenery, i. 129; visits to hydropathic establishments, i. 131; family relations