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Show Tobacco High in 1500; Professors Taught Its Use When tobacco was first intro-duced,dn intro-duced,dn England during the 16th centnry, it was literally worth its weight in gold a pound of tobacco was commonly sold for an equal weight of silver and coins. The art of smoking was also regarded re-garded most seriously, and it was considered a disgrace not to be able to inhale smoke through the nose. There were even professors of smoking who initiated beginners into the mysteries of inhaling and blowing smoke rings. |