Tobacco People - Black and White

To b a c c o P e o p l e

Sarah Hazlegrove

To b a c c o P e o p l e

Sarah Hazlegrove

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For My Family

Invocation To Tobacco We e d o f t h e s t ra n g e f l o w e r, w e e d o f t h e e a r t h , Killer of dullness, parent of mirth, C o m e i n t h e s a d h o u r, c o m e i n t h e g a y, A p p e a r a t t h e n i g h t , o r i n t h e d a y, - S t i l l t h o u g h a r t w e l c o m e a s J u n e ’s b l o o m i n g r o s e , Joy of the palate, delight of the nose!

We e d o f t h e g re e n f i e l d , w e e d o f t h e w i l d , Fo s t e r e d i n f r e e d o m , A m e r i c a ’s c h i l d , Come in Virginia,come in Havana; Friend of the universe, sweeter than manna,-Still though art welcome, rich fragrant and ripe, Pride of the tube-case, delight of the pipe!

We e d o f t h e s av a g e , w e e d o f e a c h p o l e , C o m f o r t i n g , s o o t h i n g p h i l o s o p h y ’s s o u l , Come in the snuff-box , come in cigar, In Strasbourg and Kings ’, come from afar,-Still though art welcome, the purest, the best, J o y o f e a r t h ’s m i l l i o n s , f o r e v e r c a r e s s t !

-- Henr y James Mellen

U. S . A .

F OR K L A ND FA R MS

C u m b e r l a n d C o u n t y, V i r g i n i a

SMI T H FA R M

Farmville,Virginia

NA PIE R FA R M

Keysville, Virginia

BRO W N S ’ FA R M

W i n d s o r, C o n n e c t i c u t

THE AMISH

L a nc a s te r, Pe n n s y l va n i a

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

INDONESIA

JAVA

M A DUR A

L OM B OK

BALI

FL OR E S

S UL AW E SI

BRAZIL

Rio Grande Do Sul

Alagoas

Amazon River Basin, Acre

MAL AWI

Lilongwe

Kusungu

Kabwafu

Namitete

The ashes that are left behind May ser ve to put thee still in mind, That unto dust return thou must.

Thus thinke, then drinke tobacco.

-George Wither, 1620.

Sarah Hazlegrove