Enema Zero
I'm fascinated by those "Who was the first guy (gal) to..." questions. The first person to think that plucking body hair was a good idea, since historians believe that led to shaving. The first person to nibble a bit of oregano leaf and decide it would be good to use as seasoning. That kind of thing amazes me.
This month's "What's Inside" page of WIRED features cigarettes (May 2008, pg. 48). Top ingredient is tobacco:
Thanks to nicotine, this plant may be mildly hallucinogenic. It can be chewed, brewed, smoked, or as some South American shamans prefer, enjoyed as an enema.
As an enema? Who the hell was the first person to figure out that something shoved up their rectum was ever a good idea, much less that stuffing tobacco leaves made any sense whatsoever?
Once in a while I'm thankful that these sorts of historical ponderances are, by nature, unknowable.
This month's "What's Inside" page of WIRED features cigarettes (May 2008, pg. 48). Top ingredient is tobacco:
Thanks to nicotine, this plant may be mildly hallucinogenic. It can be chewed, brewed, smoked, or as some South American shamans prefer, enjoyed as an enema.
As an enema? Who the hell was the first person to figure out that something shoved up their rectum was ever a good idea, much less that stuffing tobacco leaves made any sense whatsoever?
Once in a while I'm thankful that these sorts of historical ponderances are, by nature, unknowable.