Their argument, essentially, was that there existed in America an entire class of people who lived lives so full of stress and pressure that their bodies were especially prone to disease, particularly heart attack
Robinson JL, Laird AR, Glahn DC, Lovallo WR, Fox PT
If youre interested in understanding the historical significance of tobacco from the perspective of someone whose life has been largely molded by it, I highly recommend the writings of tobacco legend Gene Hoots
When you order meat, poultry, or fish, tell the tradesman when you intend to dress it: he will then have it in his power to serve you with provision that will do him credit, which the finest meat, &c, in the world will never do, unless it has been kept a proper time to be ripe and tender