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- From: joshua@cpac.washington.edu (Joshua Geller)
- Subject: Re: herb books
- In-Reply-To: shava@hermes.oit.unc.edu's message of Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:29:12 GMT
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 02:18:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov12.222912.5407@samba.oit.unc.edu> shava@hermes.oit.unc.edu
- (Shava Nerad Averett) writes:
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- > >In article 92Nov10080144@bailey.cpac.washington.edu,
- > >joshua@cpac.washington.edu (Joshua Geller) writes:
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- > >> In article <1992Nov10.050321.25998@samba.oit.unc.edu>
- > >>shava@hermes.oit.unc.edu
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- > >> >No american cultures
- > >> >used the tobacco plant recreationally before europeans arrived here,
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- > >> the old mexicans did ('true history of the discovery and conquest of
- > >> new spain', bernal diaz del castillo, various editions).
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- > OK, I'll have to look up castillo, if I have time.
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- you should. it's a great book. he's usually referred to as diaz.
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- > However, are y'all sure
- > you are not differentiating between recreational/addictive and ceremonial/
- > sacred use of the herb?
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- yes.
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- josh
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