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among fome of the fouthern nations. The 

 method of preparing thefe is at once fimplc 

 and expeditious : a leaf of tobacco being 

 formed into a fmall twifted roll fomewhat 

 larger than the ftem of a pipe, and about eight 

 inches long, the fmoke is conveyed through 

 the winding folds, which prevent it from 

 expanding, as through a tube ; fo that one 

 end of it being lighted, and the other ap- 

 plied to the mouth, it is in this form ufed 

 without much inconvenience : but in procefs 

 of time, pipes being invented, they were 

 found more commodious vehicles for the 

 fmoke, and are now in general ufe. 



Among all the productions of foreign 

 climes introduced into thefe kingdoms, 

 fcarcely any has been held in higher eftima- 

 tion by perfons of every rank than tobacco. 

 In the countries of which it is a native, it is 

 confidered by the Indians as the moft valua- 

 ble offering that can be made to the Beings 

 they worfhip : they ufe it in all their civil 

 and religious ceremonies. When once its 



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