Not Really RE: I-P: Capitalism vrs. commies

[Gregory Alan Bolcer]

The best book on the subject is "My Lady Nicotine" (1890, James
Matthew Barrie).

Greg


"Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which
goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold and
philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases!
a good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb, if it be well
qualified, opportunely taken and medicinally used. But
as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as
tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger
of goods, lands, health: hellish, devilish, and damned
tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul!"
--Robert Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy. 


"S. Morgan Friedman" wrote:

>          LOL -- good analogy! however, i would say that it
>          isn't quite true: an ex-smoker who is both smart
>          and honest can write a penetrating and insightful
>          book about smoking. in fact, this has already
>          happened: richard klein's *cigarettes are sublime*.
> 
>          (on a side note, i would strongly recommend this
>          book to smokers and non-smokers alike. very subtle
>          and well-done. klein, a prof. [i think of french
>          lit. but i'm not sure] at cornell, if i remember
>          correctly, wrote this book to try to understand
>          smoking, while he was in the process of quitting
>          smoking.)
> 
>          (on a second side note, i've been on FORK for
>          about a month or two now, but this is my first
>          post. i feel like a member of this community,
>          despite the fact that you all are only now
>          learning of my existence:-)
> 
>          -morgan
> 
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