Ilex Cassine

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Excerpt from Ilex Cassine: The Aboriginal North American Tea, Its History, Distribution, and Use Among the Native North American Indians The reason for its disuse is hard to discover, for, in common with the tea and maté, it contains caffeine, or a similar alkaloid. The object of this paper is to examine its history, to suggest its restoration to a place among the stimulant beverages, and inquire into its possible economic value. I have been able to trace its use as a beverage back to the legendary l11ig1ation of the Greeks from their supposed tar western home to the seacoast of the Carolinas. Whether it was used by the prehistoric mound builders is a question which may not at present be solved. But some archaeologist of the future may find in the remains of the mound builders or the1r predecessors proof of its use among them.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.