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In the 19th century, smoking was considered inappropriate by certain Christians. [1] In the autumn of 1874 George Frederick Pentecost got into the so-called Daily Telegraph scandal: a smoking controversy, over which his counterpart Charles Spurgeon, known as the 'prince of preachers', was exploited by the tobacco industry. [2]
There is a reference to tobacco in a Persian poem dating from before 1536, but because of the lack of any corroborating sources, the authenticity of the source has been questioned. The next reliable eyewitness account of tobacco smoking is by a Spanish envoy in 1617, but by this time the practice was already deeply engrained in Persian society.
Tobacco Culture: The Mentality of the Great Tidewater Planters on the Eve of Revolution. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00596-6.. Source on tobacco culture in 18th-century Virginia pp. 46–55; Burns E (2006). The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-482-3. Cosner C (February 10, 2015).
"Raleigh's First Pipe in England", included in Frederick William Fairholt's Tobacco, its history and associations. John Hawkins was the first to bring tobacco seeds to England. William Harrison 's English Chronology mentions tobacco smoking in the country as of 1573, [ 8 ] before Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first "Virginia" tobacco to Europe ...
The ordinary person in the 17th century Dutch Republic viewed tobacco as a novelty and associated smoking with social deviance. A divide existed between the medicinal use of tobacco, which was widely accepted, and recreational use, which was seen as low class and inappropriate for more respected citizens including church and government leaders. [5]
Aztec women are handed flowers and smoking tubes before eating at a banquet, Florentine Codex, 16th century. Smoking's history dates back to as early as 5000–3000 BC, when the agricultural product began to be cultivated in Mesoamerica and South America; consumption later evolved into burning the plant substance either by accident or with intent of exploring other means of consumption. [1]
Cone smoking is popular because as the cigarette burns, it tends to get stronger and stronger. A cone allows more tobacco to be burned at the beginning than the end, allowing for an even flavor [41] The United States Tobacco Taxation Bureau defines a cigarette tube as "Cigarette paper made into a hollow cylinder for use in making cigarettes." [42]
Articles relating to the relationship between Tobacco and religion. Pages in category "Tobacco and religion" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.