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Tar-Palantir · 03-04-2003, 06:15 PM

Way before the 1930's people knew tobacco use was bad for the health, so that is not an excuse. Even casual research will turn that up. One of the earliest references I found was from tobacco - "1855: "Annual Report of the New York Anti-Tobacco Society for 1855" calls tobacco a "fashionable poison," warns against addiction and claims half of all deaths of smokers between 35 and 50 were caused by smoking." 1855.

Also, I don't know much about the flora/fauna in LotR, but wasn't it true that Tolkien used no plants that were not native to his part of the world? Tobacco is not a native plant, it came from the Americas.

Pukel-Man, that was not the case for the Hobbits of course, and they were the center of smokedom.

[ March 04, 2003: Message edited by: Tar-Palantir ]

03-04-2003, 06:15 PM	#42
Tar-Palantir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: napa valley, ca Posts: 496	Way before the 1930's people knew tobacco use was bad for the health, so that is not an excuse. Even casual research will turn that up. One of the earliest references I found was from tobacco - "1855: "Annual Report of the New York Anti-Tobacco Society for 1855" calls tobacco a "fashionable poison," warns against addiction and claims half of all deaths of smokers between 35 and 50 were caused by smoking." 1855. Also, I don't know much about the flora/fauna in LotR, but wasn't it true that Tolkien used no plants that were not native to his part of the world? Tobacco is not a native plant, it came from the Americas. Pukel-Man, that was not the case for the Hobbits of course, and they were the center of smokedom. [ March 04, 2003: Message edited by: Tar-Palantir ] __________________ History shows again and again How nature points up the folly of men Go, go, Godzilla!