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it, whence the name, see my memoirs on Maize and To- 

 bacco. All equiv. Nauseous narcotics, poisonous Aveeds, 

 disgusting taste and smell ; first used by the priests of 

 Indian nations to intoxicate and appear inspired, adopt- 

 ed by the idle savages and the vicious civilized men as a 

 stimuiant narcotic^to tickle the throat and nose. Its 

 baneful effects are well known, but disregarded by the 

 vicious and selfish because used to it. A poison at first, 

 many always loath it. Chewing is the very worst mode 

 for health, smoking the most offensive, unless we use 

 miid kinds or mix it with sw^eet herbs as the Asiatic and 

 Indian do* The constant use of it spoils the breath, 

 smell, saliva and stomach, dims the sight, hurts the brain, 

 nerv es, lungs and liver, causing dyspepsia, tremois, he- 

 patitis, scurvy, consumption, apoplexy, cardialgy, &c. 

 Total abstinence or mild substitutes are the needful re- 

 medies. . Medically and topically a powerful anodyne, 

 antispasmodic, emetic, sedative, antiherpetic, errhine, 

 &c. Useful in all diseases of the skin, hvsterics, tooth- 

 ache, schirrus, epilepsy, worms, &c- The smoke or 

 infusion injected revives vital action in locked jnw, ob- 

 stinate constipation, ileus, strangulated hernia ^ baneful 

 in asphyxia and parturition, nay, always dangerous, a 

 strong injection may kill. In very small doses e<^- of 

 Digitalises a violent diuretic for dropsy, &c. in tinc- 

 ture. Juice of green le:ives instantly cures the stinging 

 of nettles. Poultices of ieav^is with vinegar applied to 

 stomach cause vomiting, applied to abdomen expel 

 worms! useful when emetics and vermifuges cannot be 

 taken- Much care is required in using the ointment for 

 psora, tinea, and the wine or tincture for disury. The 

 use often attended v.'ith tremors, giddiness, faintiyg? S:c* 

 The seeds efjuaU^ poisonous^ a dangerous vermifuge- 

 Green thick oil of leaves. a violent poison, one drop can 

 kill a dog I Two other active sub---tances found m it, 

 Tabacine and Nicollne. The N, qyuidrivalviH is the Non- 

 thatv of Missouri tribes, used in decocti^m with Water 

 oakasdiscutient of abscesses, local tumors; leaves applied 



warm for local inflammations ; poultice with bears grease 

 used for cutaneous eruptions and swellin£:s, also to dis- 

 pel dropsy and expel w^orms; commonly producing nau- 

 sea, vomiting, vertigo, prostration, &c. " Tobacco stems, 



