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From: "Dennis Maggard" <>
Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Re: Melungeon-D Digest V01 #103
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:38:48 -0500
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From: Sue & Bobby Bates <>

> > Tabitha,was piute a hallucinogenic? Was it made of some sort of
> grass or leaf? Is it still used for ceremonies?<
>
> I'm not Tabitha, but think I can handle this one... It is an
> hallucenogenic mushroom, used for religious ceremonies.

Peyote is from the tops of the mescal cactus (also called the peyote
cactus), which are known as mescal buttons (hence the confusion with
mushrooms), and contain mescaline, a powerful hallucinogenic drug.


Dennis Maggard

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