Pipes in Europe

In Europe people got to know about pipes only after the discovery of America. After 1492 smoking was considered to be the activity of devil's companions and was even punished. Smoking in Portugal and Spain could provoke the punishment and putting to jail. And because of such consideration, tobacco pipes were made in the form of devil and conserve such form till nowadays. But at that time there were only a few such pipes.

In general the spread of tobacco gained its extreme points only one hundred years after the discovery of America. The first European country that adapted tobacco was England. In 16th century England colonized the North America and tobacco was one of profitable points of the convent. Holland adapted tobacco soon and spread tobacco to Russia through the Russian king Peter I who use unusual measures in spreading smoking in Russia.

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The modern society is divided into two parts: those who don’t smoke and those who do smoke. And the second part increases rapidly.

Since tobacco was brought to Europe from America, it became the favourite smoking substance.

The attitude to tobacco is different and it changed during centuries. First it was the sign of prestige. Then it was the sign of commoner, later tobacco was divided into tobacco of good quality and bad quality. So, the attitude changed but it was always popular.

During the long practice more than 100 sorts were discovered and all of them were got from the two main sorts. This is the Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica or the Virginia tobacco and the rural tobacco.


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