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National Cancer Institute, "Cigar Smoking and Cancer", 2010, Accessed 1 Feb 2022

Italian history gives reason to worry about what lies ahead

The soldier holds a cigar

This one still seems rustic and appears a little run-down, but Peter Napolis oversees the shop with a keen eye and keeps a good stock of bigger cigars on hand

"As far back as the 17th century, Dutch painters had used tobacco and smoking to symbolize human folly." This was a problem for cigarette companies at the dawn of the modern advertising age, who recognized the enormous potential market if these gender-specific taboos and associations could be overcome