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King James Against Tobacco


A lesser known fact about King James I of England is that he wrote a treatise in 1604 entitled: A Counterblaste to Tobacco. It is the first anti-tobacco publication. In this work King James makes the case against tobacco and cites the problem of lung irration and even critiques the reality of secondhand smoke and its negative effects.
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