Project Gutenberg 2022-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 191 Linton, Ralph 1893 1953 26001557 Use of tobacco among North American Indians $aUnited States :$bField Museum of Natural History,$c1924. Anthropology leaflet (Field Museum of Natural History); no. 15. Steve Mattern, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Use of Tobacco among North American Indians" by Ralph Linton is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the cultural, agricultural, and ceremonial significance of tobacco among North American Indigenous peoples. It delves into the various species of tobacco used, methods of cultivation, and its role in rituals and social practices historically. In this detailed account, Linton discusses how tobacco was cultivated by various tribes, highlighting the different species of Nicotiana utilized across the continent. He provides insights into the agricultural practices surrounding tobacco—from seed planting to harvesting—and stresses the plant’s integral place in religious ceremonies. The book further describes diverse smoking methods—such as pipe smoking and cigarette making—as well as the elaborate rituals accompanying the usage of tobacco, such as the calumet in peace treaties and sacred ceremonies. Through meticulous documentation and analysis, Linton emphasizes tobacco's profound cultural significance and its adoption by European settlers, asserting its role as a vital element of Indigenous identity and spirituality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/useoftobaccoamon15lint/mode/2up 20211226055516linton 1924 US Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Tobacco pipes Indians of North America -- Tobacco use GN Text Category: History - American Category: History - Religious Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Category: Environmental Issues Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 87224 2025-07-27T06:05:11.746044 text/html 63107 2024-10-18T22:07:24 text/html 1729903 2025-07-27T06:05:15.448916 application/epub+zip 1728249 2025-07-27T06:05:13.042923 application/epub+zip 131401 2025-07-27T06:05:12.246926 application/epub+zip 2134439 2025-07-27T06:05:17.122902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2123374 2025-07-27T06:05:14.718928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483150 2022-09-30T17:08:02.558102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72353 2025-07-27T06:05:11.488044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52300 2024-10-18T22:07:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17737 2025-07-27T06:05:17.298059 application/rdf+xml 13103 2025-07-27T06:05:12.467923 image/jpeg 1992 2025-07-27T06:05:12.358933 image/jpeg 1944354 2025-07-27T06:05:11.801999 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia