 ... to use them, they take a leaf of their grain (maize), and putting one of the others into it, they roll them round tight together ; then they set fire to one end, and putting the other end into the mouth, they draw their breath up through it, wherefore...  History of the New World - Page 70by Girolamo Benzoni - 1857 - 280 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Leo Wiener - Africa - 1920 - 362 pages
...b. 4 Ibid., in the Introduction, especially fol. VII ff. • Ibid., fol. 30 b. •Ibid., fol. 3 la. their fire-place till they are very dry; and when...their grain (maize) and putting one of the others intb it, they roll them round tight together; then they set fire to one end, and putting the other... | |
 | John Alden Mason - Social Science - 1924 - 36 pages
...leaves are in season, they pick them, tie them up in bundles and suspend them near the fireplace until they are very dry, and when they wish to use them, they take a leaf of their grain, and putting one of the others into it, they roll them round tight together ; then they set fire [33]... | |
 | Jason Hughes - Family & Relationships - 2003 - 216 pages
...Hispaniola written by Giralamo Benzoni of Milan in his History of the New World (1573): When these [tobacco] leaves are in season, they pick them, tie them up...others into it, they roll them round tight together; then they set fire to one end, and putting the other end into the mouth, they draw their breath up... | |
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