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Thread #116489 Message #2502886
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
27-Nov-08 - 10:00 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: American Indian 'green powder'?
Subject: RE: Folklore: American Indian 'green powder'?
Someone mentioned coca.
Since this incident happened in the Pennsylvania area, it seems unlikely in the extreme that coca was part of the powder. Coca is a South American plant which I don't think could grow that far north.
And while there were surprisingly long-distance traders among the Indians, it seems VERY unlikely that they would have traded sufficient quantities of coca from South America to be part of this cultural practice.