Original Photograph of an Indian smoking by Julia E. Tuell.
Tobacco was said to be used for religious ceremonies and as a medicine.
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Here is an interesting article with some surprising views on Tobacco.
"The History of Tobacco and Its Growth Throughout the World By Jason Young"
https://web.stanford.edu/…/trade_envir…/health/htobacco.html
Here are a few excerpts from the article.
Tobacco, one of the most important cash crops in American farming, is native to the North and South American continents. It first became known to the rest of the world when European explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries saw it being used as a medicine and as a hallucinogen by Native Americans. The explorers returned to Europe with the new-found plant and it quickly was adopted by rich and poor alike as a drug of choice. Banned at first by kings and popes, its economic effects and broad popularity forced acceptance among all cultures. It quickly spread throughout the civilized world and be
