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Show When Tobacco Was Taboo. In 1638 the Massachusetts general court ordered, a writer comments, "that no man shall take any tobacco ! wiihln 20 poles of any bouse, o- so j near as may eida!iger tho same." hi 3 70S an act was passed fo' bidding 'he carrying of fire through the streets except ex-cept In a covered vessel, smoking. or having In one's possession "any lighted p!po or scgar" In the streets or on th wharves. The penalty was $'J. If H" c.nVnder was In a ropewalk, the pen-lty pen-lty was from $5 to $100. This prohibition pro-hibition of 17US was not repealed until 1HS0. |