Mathias Sandorf píše:Chvíli po tom, co Sir Walter Raleigh rozšířil v Anglii bohulibý zvyk požívání tabákového dýmu, vyšla kniha Thomase Hariota "Stručná a pravdivá zpráva o nově nalezené zemi Virginie"(1588) V knize se mimo jiné píše o "nejvzácnější rostlině" Virginie. "Je to rostlina, kterou domorodci zasívají na zvláštní místa a nazývají ji Uppowoc. Její listy suší a roztloukají na drť a pak ji nasáváním z hliněných dýmek vdechují čili kouří, čímž jim vniká do žaludku a do hlavy, takto pročišťuje přebytečné šťávy flegma i jiné škodliviny a rozevírá průduchy těla."....tohle by mohli dávat na nálepky tabákovejch výrobků
....Jinak největším propagátorem a dá se říci otcem kouření v Evropě byl sám Relaigh, ale to jistě všici víte. Tak už jen dodám to, že si nechal zhotovit dlouhou stříbrnou dýmku, se kterou kráčel i roku 1618 na popraviště. Položil hlavu na špalek a naposledy si potáhnul, holt tahle láska nás neopustí do konce
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia by Thomas Hariot
(presný citát, s dobovou gramatikou)
There is an herbe which is sowed a part by it selfe & is called by the
inhabitants Vppówoc: In the West Indies it hath diuers names, according
to the seuerall places & countries where it groweth and is vsed: The
Spaniardes generally call it Tobacco. The leaues thereof being dried and
brought into powder: they vse to take the fume or smoke thereof by
sucking it through pipes made of claie into their stomacke and heade;
from whence it purgeth superfluous fleame & other grosse humors, openeth
all the pores & passages of the body: by which meanes the vse thereof,
not only preserueth the body from obstructiős; but also if any be, so
that they haue not beene of too long continuance, in short time breaketh
them: wherby their bodies are notably preserued in health, & know not
many greeuous diseases wherewithall wee in England are oftentimes
afflicted.
The Vppówoc us of so precious estimation amongest then, that they thinke
their gods are maruelously delighted therwith: Wherupon sometime they
make hallowed fires & cast some of the pouder therein for a sacrifice:
being in a storme vppon the waters, to pacifie their gods, they cast
some vp into the aire and into the water: so a weare for fish being
newly set vp, they cast some therein and into the aire: also after an
escape of danger, they cast some into the aire likewise: but all done
with strange gestures, stamping, somtime dauncing, clapping of hands,
holding vp of hands, & staring vp into rhe heauens, vttering therewithal
and chattering strange words & noises.
We ourselues during the time we were there vsed to suck it after their
maner, as also since our returne, & haue found manie rare and wonderful
experiments of the vertues thereof; of which the relation woulde require
a volume by it selfe: the vse of it by so manie of late, men & women of
great calling as else, and some learned Phisitions also, is sufficient
witnes.
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