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upon Twelfth Night, 1613-14, one of the characters chal- 

 lenges another, and asserts that wine is more worthy than 

 tobacco. The costumes were exceedingly grotesque and 

 suggestive of the New rather than of the Old World. Kawosha 

 one of the principal characters rode in, wearing on his head 

 a cap of red-cloth of gold, from his ears were pendants, a 

 glass chain was about his neck, his body and legs were 

 covered with olive-colored stuff, in his hands were a bow and 

 arrows, and the bases of tobacco - colored stuff cut like 

 tobacco leaves. The play abounds with allusions to the 

 " Indian weed." 



" Silenus. Kawosha comes in majestie, 

 Was never such a God as he ; 

 He's come from a far eountrie 

 To make our nose a chimney. 



Kawosha. The wine takes the contrary way 

 To get into the hood ; 

 But good tobacco makes no stay 

 But seizeth where it should. 

 More incense hath burned at 

 Great Kawoshae's foote 

 Than to Silen and Bacchus, both, 

 And take in Jove to boote. 



Silenus. The worthies they were nine tis true, 

 And lately Arthur's knights I knew ; 

 But now are come up "Worthies new, 

 The roaring boys Kawoshae's crew. 



KawosTia. Silenus toppes the barrel, but 

 Tobacco toppes the braine 

 And makes the vapors fire and soote, 

 That mon revise againe. 

 Nothing but fumigation 

 Doth charm away ill sprites, 

 Kawosha and his nation 

 Found out these holy rites. 1 * 



The writers of this period abound in allusions to tobacco 

 and its use. The poets and dramatists found in it a fertile 

 field for the display of their satire, and from 1600 to 1650 

 stage plays introduced many characters as either tobacco 



