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Tobacco - calming & sociable

Valued for the calming effect of nicotine, smoking had spread very rapidly and to all social classes on the European continent since the 17th century. Smoking represented a completely new form of consumption - no stimulant had previously been consumed by inhalation. This is why the early sources speak of "tobacco drinking".
Numerous associated devices emerged: tobacco tins, lighters and pipes of all kinds. In relaxed gentlemen's circles in the "tobacco chamber," as depicted in the painting by Maximilian Neustück, smoking was a matter of course. In addition, people amused themselves with card and board games as well as wine and hot drinks.

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