Show dara n s use of st mutants in a centenary show case exhibition of darwin s bool s etc in the man chester eng reference library are a number ol 01 unpublished autograph letters one of which explains what the great scientist s practice was as to stimulants to a query addressed addi essed to him on the subject he replied I 1 drink one glass of wine dally and I 1 believe I 1 should be better without any although all doctors urge me to drink more wine as I 1 suffer much from giddiness I 1 have taken snuff all life and I 1 regret that I 1 ever ac quiren the habit he adds however that be finds snuff taking a great stimulus and aid in work As to smoking darwin says I 1 daily smoke two little naper cig of turl ish tobacco this is not a stimulus but rests me after my work or after I 1 have been compelled to talk which tires me more than any thing else I 1 am now 73 years old |