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The ash is fine and light-colored, indicating complete combustion and high-quality leaf

"Smoking and death"

Tobacco-related deaths 20 th Century 100 million 21 st Century estimate 1 billion A person dies from tobacco every 6 seconds More facts Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, including 250 that are known to be harmful to human health and more than 50 known carcinogens

Smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with vascular injury to the fetus and a reduction in birth weight, a risk factor for future cardiovascular disease

When the towns shipping industry was faltering because of silt in the Port Tobacco River and a new railroad which bypassed the town in favor of La Plata (three miles away), there was pressure to move the county seat to La Plata, but not everyone favored this