PERSIAN SHAH TORTURES SMOKERS.
Shah Abbas of Persia prohibited the smoking of tobacco iv his realm. As a warning to others, ho burnt a merchant alive in his stock of tho plant, and,, enraged at even his courtiers defying his law, made them smoke pipes filled with street scrapings for punishment. But the Shah was persuaded to try a. suioko himself and enjoyed it so immensely that ho rescinded "all previous laws against tobacco. The ■modern smoker docs not face these perils, but wo have a very shrewd suspicion that many a smoker of Dill's Best would take all manner of risks before yielding up Ms enjoyment of this fragrant tobacco.—Advfc.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 30, 4 August 1931, Page 8
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111PERSIAN SHAH TORTURES SMOKERS. Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 30, 4 August 1931, Page 8
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