Du Bose Heyward wrote in the New York Herald Tribune in 1926: Langston Hughes, although only twenty-four years old, is already conspicuous in the group of Negro intellectuals who are dignifying Harlem with a genuine art life. . . .
Smudge stick. A smudge stick is a bundle of dried herbs, usually bound with string into a small bundle. The herbs are later burned as part of a ritual or ceremony. Plants that are often used include sage and cedar.
Plants used in the making of smudge sticks include, but are not limited to 1  :: sage (many varieties such as white sage and garden sage) â negative energy clearing. 2  sagebrush â to treat wounds + headaches + colds. 3  cedar leaf â cleansing + purification.  pine needles â cleansing 1  + purification. balsam fir â cleansing + purification.