nd "smoking spread almost like a contagious disease from a few individuals to entire populations." The Europeans of the 17th century had the erroneous conviction that tobacco could be used to heal diseases, thus, its use became common in many countries. In the 1800's, technology furthered the spread of cigarette production when the rolling machine to manufacture cigarettes automatically, was devised. The "cigarette-making machine," facilitated the production of cigarettes and halved the price of cigarettes, which now made it possible for lower-class individuals to purchase them. It quickly became popular throughout Europe , and assumed almost a reverential quality. During his reign, King James I of England stated that smoking tobacco was "unhealthy and immoral." Yet, Sir Walter Raleigh (who served in the King's Court) opposed the King by making it "fashionable and a mark of distinction."
             During the 1600s, while tobacco was condemned in Europe as evil, it became one of the biggest cash crops grown in the colonies of America. During the 1700s, tobacco use and popularity kept climbing throughout the world and became a main crop for trade. During this time, pipes and snuff were common methods of smoking tobacco. "The use of tobacco continued to climb, fueled by a new cheap smoke...the cigarette." The Civil War contributed greatly to the spread of cigarette smoking in the United States. Soldiers at war smoked cigarettes as an inexpensive way of "consuming tobacco." Once they got home from war, cigarettes were advertised by the soldiers to the rest of society. The creation of high speed machines resulted in cigarettes being produced in the 1880s at an all time high up until this point in time. The same effect was created by World War I where cigarettes were seen as an essential part of the war. According to a doctor of the war, cigarettes became an "indispensable comfort to the men." During
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