Tobacco Documents Online

VOICE-CAR0NICLE rpus Christi, Texas arch 29, 1962' The "Leaves" cartoon at left has been noted~in over 180 papers. Science Briefs appears in about 100 papers. . rfl I CC i ea Lewis and Clark found tobaccw a big help-~~ in blazing the trail through Indian territo ~'_-ry to the Pacific in 1804-06. They shared to-,"'1. bacco with~every tribe they met, paving the at4 way for future trading and settlements. / U i9 ~ Even the feared Comman- ches would peacefully ap- pr.oach wagon trains to beg for tobaeco: The Indians grew tobacco, but they pre- ferred the white man's leaf. ~. buring the Colorado Goid! Rush f of 1859, when 50;C00 prospec- ~ tors rushed westj tobacco was ~ sold for its weight in gold dust. Today, 17,000;000 Americans depend on tobacco for all or part of their liveiihood. COh-14ERCIAL PRESS Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 19, 1962' Science Briefs i Sub,narine Vacations Vacationers may cross the -spaee Snitti For III occ3n by submarine in the near. Space suits liLe those worn future, says one authorit'y,~ f 1 toe astronauts can be help• Underwater cruising is -calm persons suffering strokes, and stable, and provides a nice Air Force scientists report. The view of "inneo" space," he adds, pressurized suits help maintain s s 0 s s s normal blood pressure. 11fu1tL le Cause Healthy Spedmeetl s ' s Th r e is no single cause of Employees of a large tobaceo Z'!rus and Colds e^~cer, "for cancer Is not a manufacturer smoke more, live U.S. scientists have found s..;le disease any more than• longer and have a lower death that an intestinal virus can " says rata from cancer and heart Cause the common cold. Further ic ers and inflammations, tl-_ medical journal,. ."General disease than the general public, study is needed to see if the Fl_.ctice." a 14-year study shows. virus Is a major cause; if so, a s . . s s 1* s. vaccine may be eifective. How Healthy Are YuaY If you are sick lees than 16 days a year, you're healthier than the average person, the ~ US, Public Health Service re- ports. ports. BR00KLLYN DAILY Brooklyn, r1<<a York March 27, 1962 'Then In 1612 enterprising settler John Roife pianfed a new type of tobacco. His later marriage to Pocahon• fa. assured peacu with 1M warfike lndians. Famine and bitter winter in 1610 killed over 400 and nearly ended the Jamestown, Virginia colony-destined to become the first successful E.ngli,sh colony in the world. Settlers had no means of support. ~ ~ , Y