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Show Antiquity or SmoKlng. In the mortar of the tower of Kirk-Btall Kirk-Btall abbey, which fell in the year 1779, Whittaker mentions that several little "smoking pipes" were found, showing that the Bmoking of some herb or other was in use in England 400 years before tobacco was introduced. Dr. Petrie mentions that pipes of bronze for smoking smok-ing are often found in ancient Irish tumuli. tu-muli. In the monument of Donough O'Brien, king of Thomond, who was killed A. D. 1627 and interred in the abbey of Corcumrae, County Clare, he is represented with a short pipe, or du-ieen, du-ieen, in his mouth. It may be observed that in some very ancient coal workings, which were found untr Lambton castle soma. 80 years ago, some of these very old smoking smok-ing pipes were found, and a generation Dr two ago not far from Lambton very poor old folks might often be seen smoking smok-ing the common white flowered yarrow, a herb frequently found in country churchyards. Newcastle Chronicle |