Show ancients smoked the habit 0 of f enjoying the smoke from slowly S burning vegetable matter by no means m eans has its origin in the fact that sir walter raleigh found the am american indians burning tobacco the habit is of much older origin the ancient greek Herol herodotus dotus BC recounted the following about the savage scythes who dwelt on the shores of the black sea from this hemp the scythes take the seeds creep into their tents of felt and throw them the seeds on fire heated stones when the seeds are thus heated such a vapor a arises r aises as may only be equalled equal led by a hellenic steam bath and the scythes murmur m ur and cry out in pleasure at the aromatic smoke |