Word: counterblast
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...acquired the stronger hold. Noticeably is this so in Russia, where formerly the punishment for the first offence was a whipping, for the second, death; and in England, where the most strenuous efforts were made to prevent its introduction a movement which was largely impelled by King James' famous "Counterblast to Tobacco." The lecturer then gave an analysis of tobacco smoke, showing that it is largely composed of substances poisonous to the system, and pointed out the effect which each ingredient produced upon it. The effect which tobacco produces is dependent almost entirely upon the constitution of the person using...