y of cigarettes dates back to as early as 4000 BC in The South America. Smoking or chewing tobacco was a part of shamanistic rituals. And only hundreds years later tobacco was introduced to the Europe.
Who discovered tobacco?
Probably that the first European, who discovered the tobacco plants, was Cristopher Columbus. The Indians presented him dry tobacco leaves. It is remarkable that he didn't smoke himself. Such gift wasn't evaluated by the Europeans, and the most part of the tobacco was thrown overboard. But some of the sailors learned from the Aborigines what they did with that leaves and followed their example - packed the pipe with the tobacco and smoked.
The ways to use a tobacco
- Tobacco wasn't only smoked in the past. It was very popular to take snuff. Most smokers don't really get the full tobacco smell. It is known that one can feel the flavor of tobacco by smelling it. Such tobacco enjoyment was very popular in Asia, Africa, and America and particularly in Europe. The advantage of snuff was that it was the smoke-free and environmentally-friendly pleasure. It was considered that that snuff kept one free from colds and gave relief from catarrh and similar complaints.
- Chewing tobacco was another type of smokeless tobacco enjoyment. The chewing of tobacco was a widespread habit among the agricultural population of America before the war. Nowadays chewing tobacco is very popular habit among the baseball players.
- Smoking is definitely the easiest and the most widespread technique of enjoying tobacco flavor.
Smoking Tools
- Twist cigarettes. Hand-made cigarettes. Usually such cigarettes were smoked by soldiers, sailors. This habit was considered incredibly important to fighting morale. Smoking among soldiers were more prevalent than among civilian population. They twisted tobacco in paper. It was very convenient, because they could throw away the cigarette very fast, if the enemy started attack. Twisted cigarettes seemed so simple at that time. The soldiers of that period would probably be shocked, if they saw Joyetech Atopack Penguin SE. Strange tool with large clouds arouses interest old people and children.
- Pipes. This mysterious tool reminds us a captain Flint or famous detective Sherlock Holmes. These world known characters used to smoke pipes. Nowadays tobacco is almost never smoked in pipe. Smoking a pipe is a part of rituals and ceremony and takes too much time and space. Besides following proper smoking etiquette is essential if you want to smoke a pipe.
- Cigars. Smoking a cigar is a great way to unwind or celebrate a special occasion. There is a great choice of cigars nowadays. But good cigar is very expensive. It will not be easy to get a high-quality cigar for low price. You will have to fork out, if you want your first experience with the cigar to be perfect.
- Cigarettes. Cigarettes are most popular among the variety of smoking items nowadays. Smokers are offered cigarettes of many different tastes and strengths by various companies. Cigarettes come in boxes of 10 or 20.
- Electronic cigarette. Smoking such cigarettes has become very popular among the youth during last few years. Vaping is another name of using these electronic devices. Lately we can see the young people with such tools in the streets or in public places. It looks as a fake smoking. There is too much smoke, which doesn't smell. Joyetech Atopack Penguin is an electronic cigarette, which looks like a penguin.
