Show when english first used died snuff the battle ot of vigo bay ought fought in 1702 led to tho adoption of the snuff taking habit in england after defeating the combined french and spanish fleets sir george rooke the english commander sacked backed tho the town of vigo algo the booty including several thousand barrels ot tho the finest snuff although smoking was then brinly established in england snuff was almost unknown but whon when this enormous quantity was thrown on the market ut at a low price it was bought out of curlo curic elty alty by all sorts and conditions ot of men the novelty caught on so BO well that for tho the next years the english snuffed tar far more tobago than they smoked |