Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-03-05
ORIGIN OF TOBACCO
some OF the siaay Queer storie. IA,
About the origin Of .sthe Weed

About the orisin Of .'the Weed.
Prof j. Beekman. In ''An Intro
duction TO Technology. says: M
me IL appears probable that even ii.
fore the discovery OF the fourth ona,.
ter OF the globe sort Of tobacco Wa
smoked in Asia. This conieeturo
being mentioned 10 the celebrated
traveller. NJ. Pallas he gave the nm
lowing answer: That Ia Asia. and
especially in China the use OF tobpeco
for smoking is more ancient than the
discovery OF the New World 1 ton
scarcely entertain a doubt
among the Chinese and amono
the Mongol tribes who had the mos,
intercourse with them the custom n
smoking is SO general so frequent
and becomes so indispensable luz.
ury; the tobacco purse aftiXed 10 their
belt 80 necessary an article OF drsss.
the form Of tho pipes from which tba
Dutch seem 10 have taken the model
Of theirs so original; and lastly. ths
preparation OF the yellow leave.
which are merely rubbed 70 pieces
aud then put into the pipe 20 peculiar.
that we cannot possibly derive an thls
from America BY way OF Europa a..
pcclally as India whore the habit Of
smoking tobacco IS not 50 general
intcryeues between Persia aad China
May vs. not expect 10 llnd trace.
Oi this custom Ia tho iirst account az
the voyage OF the POsta.ese and
Dutch 10 China? To inyesltgnts this
subject | have indeed the inclination
but at present al least not snEicsat
leisure. ana must therefore, leave Il
10 others However. l can now al.
duce ono important confirmation o.
my conjecture from "Llloa's Voyage
TO America IL Is not probable says
no. that Europeans learned the usa IL
tobacco from America i0q Is 4 I.
very ancient IN this Eastern cuuuselea
il Is natural TO suppose tina. the saoHl.
sdgo Of Il came 10 Europ from ghosa
regions. By means 81 tbs intercourse
carried on with them by tbs CONNER.
clal states on the Mediterranean Sea.
Nowhere. not even in those parts q
America whore tho tobacco paat
grows wild. IS the usr 81 II ana thgi
only for smoking either general u
very irsqueaL
There Is pretty lnllan tradition
regarding tho ortgln ui to1.rc9 idn.
Is worth recording. These unsOphis-
ticatcd children oi nature sag that ic
: tho beginning their sole iODa was ee,h.
: and starvation thr atcnod them whea
, animals were scarce Ono day 4
couple 81 hunters had killsl i deer.
e and had just cooked q portion d I
whom they saw bvaut.htl spirit de
sccud from tho SKY sld Sit down OF
! an nj accent bin One ~ the hunter
9 said
This spirit has perhaps seen ,ha
i 40 have meat. lut 90 offer tier ,b
tongue
i Tho spirit was pleased with III
:. dainty. aud ia return said
u u our kindness Is great, lhirteei
j. moon. honco you all dHd yolr rowan
y on this spot
I. On the appplatsd dny tbo hunter
% repaired 70 tho same place and dlscos
). crrd three new sources uf Butlsuhncc
8 whore the right hand ~ The spirit ha
!. touched maize WAS just rippnins, up
h on tho loft some beans appeared aa
" on tho top Of the hill where tbc spiFi
= hnd "a. tobacco wAs grpwiug 10 ~
IL ytgor
n There ia also yarg curinns lcgua
told in the Atheu.hu Oracle ~ "a q
10 origin 81 tho uvc OF tobacco anon
O. Europeans When tho Christians an
o. discovered America tae devel Va
afraid oi losing hia hold ~ tho poop
there by the appearance ~ Christian
, ity lie il reported to hayn told sor
- Iudinus 81 his acquaintance that
:, had found q WAY tn be rrycngua upo
! tho Christians for bentiug up hlsqla
:, icr$ for he woulI teach thom to tai
!, tobacco, 20 which when they b.
"A once tastoi u they should become Pe
n. pctunl slaves
The FIRST introduction 81 tobacco I
:, 70 Europe appears to have be-
n. through tho medium Of Joan Nico
- TO whom the plant undoubtedly ow
~ It's name Of nicotlauA NicoA ~
= was ono OF the French ambassadors
~, tho spanish court sent some 81 z
!, seed from Lisbon to France in 1909
I. 1860. Tho uso Of tobacco speed
=. became popular in spite oi tho siren
ne Gus opposition from. thosI sitting
M high places. who did not scrnplo
~ direct severe persecution against
votariOa
~ Curiously enough jean Nicot 50
bs tho weed not for the purpose Of smo
y. ing. but TO the queen. Catherine
"a ModIci. as u sovereign remedy agall
nm the pangs OF toothaehe All tho 1e
M Round
~ Population OF british Guiana.
.ai A recent census Of British 6ula
ny shows population Of about 500 "
ga OF whom $4,000 are East Ind
70. ooolioa 4 ono Chinese Ia OO1 por
ms -, of ,t,g. -.. u,hn or,