A Counterblaste to Tobacco
Encyclopedia : A : AC : ACO : A Counterblaste to Tobacco
A Counterblaste to Tobacco was written by James VI of Scotland and I of England in 1604. It is one of the earliest anti-tobacco publications. Although it is written in a very archaic style and is rife with medical theories not currently accepted by Western medical practitioners (e.g. the Four humours) and an assertion that the "Indians" were responsible for it, it makes some valid points, specifically regarding lung irritations and secondhand smoke.
External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.