A Tobacco Primer

[woodsroad]

http://www.jadedcompass.com/ocular_helmsman/tobaccana/index.htm
As good and succinct a primer as I've ever seen....A few minor errors and omissions, but pretty darn good for such a fast read.

 

[gtclark]

The link doesn't work for me...

 

[pylorns]

Yep confirmed - bad link.

 

[cortezattic]

Other than the bad link, it's pretty cool. :lol:

 

[yaddy306]

Try this:
http://www.jadedcompass.com/ocular_helmsman/tobaccana/index.htm

 

[jmill208]

Thanks. A good, concise interesting read.

 

[woodsroad]

My bad.

Thanks,Yaddy
Corrected Link

 

[ravkesef]

Nice, easy read. Thanks.

 

[stbruno70]

Thanks for posting.

 

[sablebrush52]

A most enjoyable read. Thanks for posting this.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

That was an interesting read. I enjoyed it

 

[latbomber]

Interesting, I've always hoped someone would make a compilation and analysis of Holmes' pipe smoking.

 

[natibo]

Very enjoyable. It appears that maybe Holmes and Watson smoked for a quick powerful effect of nicotine. This is in contrast to movies and plays where they are seen to be slowly enjoying a nice bowl by the fire. Nigel Brice, who plays Watson along side Basil Rathbone in the old movies, is clearly a real pipe smoker and is enjoying his pipes while filming.

 

[woodsroad]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes is certainly a much more complex character than the Holmes of the old movies. There are human flaws and conflicts (addiction, sexuality conflicts etc.) in Doyle's creation that make Holmes a much more engaging and believable personality.

 

[mso489]

This piece is really well-written, tight and well edited. It gives information that can take

a lot more gathering from multiple sources. Someone said of the writer William Maxwell

that he labors for the ease of the reader; this writer did as well.