Show THE TOBACCO PLANT it Orl crin accordine Accor dInK to a knatat of abe lat the prophet was taking a ekroll in the country saw a serpent with lying on the ground he took it up and warmed it in when the erpent had recovered it said divine prophet listen I 1 am now coins to bite thee Why pray inquired mohammed because thy race makes perpetual war on mine eald the but thy race too hakea perpetual war against mine was the prophets rejoinder how canet thou besides be ungrateful and soon forget that I 1 saved thy liter there Is no such gratitude apon this earth replied the serpent and it I 1 were jiow to thee either thou or another 0 thy race would kill me by allah I 1 shall bite it thou bast ewort by allah I 1 will not cause thee to break thy vow bald the prophet holding his hand to the ferdente fer pente mouth the serpent bit him but he the wound with 11 and apat the venom on the ground and on that very spot there sprung up a plant which within itself the venom of the serpent and the compassion of the prophet men call this plant by the name of tobacco tobacco in song and story |