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Ufe of this Herb is fo enchanting, that they 
who are once accuftomed to it, can hardly 
leave it off. The Indian Cannibals gave 
the firft Knowledge of its Ufefulnefs againft 
Poifon, to anoint their Arrows to fhoot; 
and if the Skin be pierced, and Blood let, 
this Poifon kills prefently ; but to prevent 
this Mifchief, they carry along with them 
Juice of Tobacco in another Hart’s Hoof; 
and when they have applied it to theWound, 
tho’ very great, they apprehend themfelves 
out of all Danger ; it takes away both Pain 
and Poifon, and cures them fpeedily ; the 
Spaniards have often tried and proved this ; 
his Moft Catholick Majefty himfelf, caufed 
Sublimate to be applied to a Dog’s Wound, 
and prefently after laid on frefh Juice of 
this green Herb, which cured it. The 
fame Juice applied to the Bite of a mad 
Dog, within half a quarter of an Hour af- 
ter, has been known to cure it. Thus I 
have given fome fhort Account of the 
Advantages of fmoaking Tobacco, to which 
I might add feveral others, as its diverting 
Sleepinefs and Drowzinefs after Dinner, its 
exciting and fixing the Attention at Study, 
its unloading the Glands of the Stomach 
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