HISTOKU'AL NOTE. J.I 



The Persian pipe for smoking tobacco through water here described by the H.x>kh or wter 



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traveller is the parent of that now in use among the Chinese, and of the Indian 

 hookah. The Persians taught its use to the Arabs of Hindustan, the Hindus, and 

 the black inhabitants of Asiatic islands. It spread with the religion of the Arabs 

 wherever they went. 



According to K.K.MPFKK'S account, tobacco-smoking had during a century and summary of 

 a half been gradually spreading through all countries. It was introduced into Persia c " m " - 

 by the Portuguese while prosecuting their trading operations in the ports of the 

 Persian Gulf. The poisonous qualities of tobacco he proves by what he had himself 

 seen of its effects. Fowls die if tobacco oil is injected into a recent wound. He saw 

 i- Kaaan porters smoking in a peculiar way. They filled a cow's horn with tobacco 

 leave-, pla.vd it uver burning coals, and smoked through a hole in the horn; after 

 a i'.'w whitls they fell down in a state of something like foaming epilepsy. Yet, he 

 adds, when smokers are accustomed to the use of tobacco it soothes the brain and 

 I >r< -mutes cheerfulness. 



The invention of the water pipe was intended to assist in removing the object of the 



witer pipe. 



poisonous and unpleasant qualities of tobacco. The smoke on passing through the 

 r is free from sulphurous fumes, moderated in strength, cooled, and purified. 

 Glass vessels were first used, with brass fittings. The Natives of the Eastern 

 An hipelago, not having glass, used the calabash instead. 



The author adds that while the Turks, Chinese, and Japanese all smoke with cigwx 

 a pipe, like the Europeans, the black Natives of the islands have a way of their 

 own ; they roll the tobacco leaves into a twist, which they light at one end and 

 smoke from at the other. 



"Alterum atque intern! usus kheif ex papavere sumitur : quo Indi Persajque H " w i' ium 

 hortos et agros conserunt, ut lactescentem succuni ex laesis capitibus proliciant. Hunc 

 SIKVUIM Europa Opium; Asia cum ^Egypto qfiuun et ofiuun vocat. Persia idem 

 pra j'aratum, ex reverentia, appellat theriaki, i.e., Theriacaiu ; nam hsec illis est 

 poetarum ilia galene, hilare et eudios, id est, medicina animo serenitatem, hilaritatem 



