One reason tobacco is more used elsewhere than in the U.S. was its wonderful qualities of addition. States used it to raise taxes. France, for example, forbade the planting of the crop. It was easier to control as an import. Then it used the drug as a cash cow. I would not be surprised if Eastern Europe had done the same thing. The most curious feature of smoking is its identification with intellectuals. Poets, like politicians, are often thought of as sitting in smoke filled rooms. Professors, smoking pipes. Deeply inhaling, while deeply thinking. When did that image begin? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
