Who knows the historical origin of tobacco!

Tobacco originated in America. Indians found that it contains substances that can excite nerves and smoked its burning cigarettes in tribal meetings and sacrificial activities. Spanish colonists brought it to Europe. When the earliest Spanish sailors returned to China to smoke, they once surprised their hometown people and thought they were dealing with the devil. But soon, the use of tobacco was implemented throughout Europe and spread all over the world. Tobacco was introduced to China in18th century.

Tobacco contains nicotine, an alkaloid, which is neurotoxic, especially fatal to insects, but it can stimulate human nerves, and its tolerance will increase after long-term use, but it will also produce dependence. According to research, all the nicotine contained in three cigarettes or half a cigar can kill people, but the nicotine inhaled by smokers is only a small part of it. Tobacco can also be used to make pesticides and extract nicotine, malic acid and citric acid.

Modern research has confirmed that tobacco still contains some carcinogens, which has attracted more and more attention. In order to protect public health, smoking in public places has been banned in many places. The laws of many countries stipulate that the words "Smoking is harmful to health" must be printed on cigarette cases. According to the law of People's Republic of China (PRC), no media or public places are allowed to publish cigarette advertisements. Thailand stipulates that cigarette packs must be printed with a large number of pictures of the harm caused by smoking, such as the damaged teeth of smokers and the blackened lungs of smokers, so as to warn smokers and achieve the effect of quitting smoking. Bhutan banned all tobacco imports and became the first smoke-free country.

United States of America

American Indians first used tobacco. Since it was adopted by Europeans, the demand for tobacco has increased dramatically. However, the climate in Europe is not suitable for tobacco growth, so the United States has become the largest tobacco producer and exporter. At that time, as the saying goes: "The United States started with tobacco", tobacco cultivation prompted the United States to use a large number of black slaves and became an important pillar industry for the formation of slavery in the United States at that time. Until 1883, tobacco tax accounted for more than one-third of the US government's fiscal revenue.

China

The history of China tobacco can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Wanli (1575), tobacco was introduced from Luzon to Taiwan Province Province and Fujian Province. 1579, Matteo Ricci brought snuff to Guangdong, and the smoking population in China increased greatly. 1637, in order to ban smoking, Chongzhen ordered beheading to punish private vendors. However, Hong Chengchou, the minister of the Ministry of War who fought bloody battles in Liaodong and the end of Jin Dynasty, said that "the foot soldiers in Liaodong are addicted to this life", which hindered the process of smoking ban.

The Legend of China Tobacco

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Li Jinjing in Hangzhou took the exam. When he left, his father prepared a letter inviting him to visit an old friend in Suzhou to help pay some travel expenses. This old friend named Zhang is a North Korean official and very friendly. It happened that two families gave birth to a man and a woman in the same year, so they decided to cut their robes. Later, the Li family suffered from natural disasters and was penniless. They were afraid that the Zhang family would regret their loved ones and never mentioned it to their son.

Zhang Fu was glad that Li See was handsome and knew that he had received a gift. He immediately went in and told his wife. The lady told her daughter in secret. The whole family was warmly received, and the future uncle was as drunk as a fiddler and was helped to sleep in the study.

In the middle of the night, Li felt groggy and unbearable. He even shouted, "tea, tea." At this time, Miss Zhang in the embroidery room next door has not fallen asleep. Hearing the shouts, I got the nerve to pour a cup of strong tea and send it over. Li vaguely saw a beautiful woman approaching the bed, just like the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon Palace, where Guanyin sent nectar, and her heart was drunk. When I reached for the tea, I deliberately grabbed Miss Zhang's wrist and lifted it. Miss Zhang blushed and her heart jumped. Li became more and more fascinated, and the general trend gently pulled Miss Zhang in her arms. Miss Zhang thought that he knew that he was his fiancee and would always be his family. It was a good thing to give up.

The next day, Li woke up and remembered the scene last night. She got up in a hurry to say goodbye to Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu couldn't stay long, so he gave him travelling expenses and sent him on his way.

After three exams, I won the first prize. Ordered to return home. Father Li said to the champion Lang: "When you become the champion, you can go home and get married on vacation." The champion said, "The child is not engaged yet. How can you say that you are married?" Li's father was surprised. "Li and Zhang were married when they were young. Didn't Zhang mention it in Suzhou a few days ago? " On hearing this, Li Zhuangyuan poured a pot of cold water from head to toe, complaining in his heart: This girl is frivolous, I just pulled it gently and followed me. If I marry such a woman, I won't shame my family. Thinking of this, I said, "The child is still young. Let's wait until we get married for two years." Father Li said, "My parents are the masters of marriage. I have chosen an auspicious day, and I will go to Suzhou by sedan chair tomorrow. "

Li Zhuangyuan knocked out his teeth and swallowed, but he couldn't speak. I sent a thoughtful messenger to Suzhou overnight to post the letter, and Miss Zhang personally received it. Miss Zhang already knew that Li Jialang had won the first prize, so she chose an auspicious day and came to marry her. I am in high spirits. When I opened the letter, I was dumbfounded and burst into tears. The letter reads: "To be the first lady, you must die first." I thought it was because I had few ideas, and the champion lang mistakenly thought it was a willow. So, don't regret it or blame it. I wrote a suicide note and hanged myself.

Zhang's parents cried their eyes out. The sedan chair arrived at the door and married the body according to Miss Zhang's suicide note. When the champion saw that Miss Zhang was a loyal woman, she regretted it. She wept bitterly and vowed, "I will never get married again in my life."

Li Zhuangyuan misses his wife and is often unhappy. One day, when he walked to the grave, he saw many broad-leaved trees growing on it. He picked a piece and chewed it carefully. It was bitter and fragrant. After eating, he put it on the table. Once, the champion read a book under the lamp, and a snuff exploded on the dead leaves, which made him feel refreshed and fragrant. Since then, he missed his wife, so he dried and sucked the leaves. That's when smoking started.

Another way of saying it

According to archaeological research, there was a record of human smoking as early as 65438 BC+0800-2000 BC. At that time, people smoked paper rolls, a kind of ground tobacco, and its most important thing was nicotine, a colorless oily substance. Pure nicotine only needs a few drops on the tongue, and people will die immediately. No toxic substance in history has been spread so deeply as nicotine. Many people don't want to get addicted, but they finally give in to its magic. In the United States, the tobacco industry spends $42 billion a year, and cigarettes have become an indispensable part of our lives.

At 1492, two crew members in Colombo, Jerez and Torres, found that Cuban locals lit dry cigarettes and smoked them. Jerez tried smoking. He became the first smoker in Europe. When he returned to Spain, people were surprised to find smoke coming from his mouth, and it was inferred that he must have been possessed by the devil. According to the Catholic canon at that time, he was sent to prison.

15 18 years, Spanish explorers discovered that Aztecs and Mayans smoked grass with empty reeds, and the Spanish also learned to smoke, thus producing the first cigarette.

16 12 years, John Rolver planted the first acre of commercial tobacco in Virginia, USA.

1776, George Washington was defeated by the British and lost to new york City. In his letter asking for help, he wrote: Please help us. Send cigarettes if you have no money.

1843, French tobacco companies began to produce Spanish-style cigarettes, which were officially named cigarettes in French, hence the word English cigarettes.

188 1 year, with a daily output of120,000 cigarettes, was patented. Before that, cigarettes were all made by hand.

19 16, American tobacco company invited a famous opera singer who never smoked to advertise "good luck" cigarettes, with the slogan: this kind of cigarettes is harmless to the throat.

1924, the American Reader's Digest first published an article reminding people that smoking is harmful to health.

194 1 During World War II, Roosevelt concluded that tobacco was one of the agricultural necessities and stipulated that tobacco growers could postpone their enlistment when they were drafted.

1955 the federal commerce commission of the United States stipulates that it is forbidden to use health-related words in cigarette advertisements.

1966, a new sign began to be printed on American cigarette packaging: be careful! Smoking is harmful to health.

197 1 year 1 month, American laws prohibit advertising cigarettes on radio and television.

1973, American Airlines provides smoking cabins for passengers on domestic flights to protect non-smoking passengers.

1986 American medical authorities reported that passive smokers also seriously endanger health.

1990 The medical profession reported that126,000 women in the United States die of mental and physical disorders caused by smoking every year.