Strange Indian Beliefs in Tobacco
In the Spring of 1585 Raleigh assigned the tasks of observing and reporting progress of scientific events in the Colony of Virginia to his intimate friend and right hand, Thomas Hariot, Hariot was particularly struck by the universal prevalence of pipe-smoking’ among the Indians, and on his return made a lengthy report to Raleigh on the subject. In this document, which was afterwards printed, he described the process, and remarks that smoke "expels the superfluous moisture from the body and opens all the pores, with the result that the Indians enjoy better health than the civilised English settlers."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 9, 25 August 1939, Page 16
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103Strange Indian Beliefs in Tobacco New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 9, 25 August 1939, Page 16
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