Project Gutenberg 2011-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 206 Meller, Henry James Meller, Henry J. Nicotiana; Or, The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Nicotiana; Or, The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion" by Henry James Meller is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the extensive history of tobacco, its cultural significance, medicinal properties, and related laws, advocating for the defense of smoking and snuff-taking against prevalent criticisms. Through a mix of factual analysis and anecdotal evidence, Meller aims to enlighten readers about the virtues of tobacco, particularly appealing to its enthusiast population. The opening of the text introduces the author's aim to champion the causes of tobacco smokers and snuff-takers amidst a backdrop of societal prejudices against these practices. Meller criticizes the misconceptions held by detractors, particularly within refined social circles and among women, while highlighting the social and medicinal benefits attributed to tobacco consumption throughout history. He presents a robust defense of both smoking and snuff-taking, positing that these practices foster friendlier social interactions and have been embraced by notable figures across various cultures and histories. The author sets a tone of advocacy, preparing readers for a detailed exploration of tobacco's impact on society, laws, and health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tobacco -- History Tobacco -- Anecdotes Smoking GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 214027 213997 2024-10-15T14:32:38.791758 2023-09-16T07:06:07.640329 text/html text/html 214812 2021-01-07T23:37:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 344464 2021-01-07T23:37:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 452095 2024-10-15T14:32:48.341705 application/epub+zip 453368 2024-10-15T14:32:43.177775 application/epub+zip 139230 2024-10-15T14:32:41.570764 application/epub+zip 703380 2024-10-15T14:32:51.601673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671076 2024-10-15T14:32:46.836842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335737 2022-09-17T03:54:04.644215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176002 175809 2024-10-15T14:32:38.047724 2023-09-16T07:06:06.815249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 175715 2021-01-07T23:37:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70867 2021-01-07T23:37:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 175716 2021-01-07T23:37:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70815 2021-01-07T23:37:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21418 2024-10-15T14:32:51.742698 application/rdf+xml 25039 2024-10-15T14:32:42.158707 image/jpeg 5107 2024-10-15T14:32:41.866927 image/jpeg 443296 2024-10-15T14:32:38.816793 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog