Pīpwēod

Pīpwēod is wyrtcræftig forþbǣru wrōhte of þǣm lēafum of wyrta on þǣre cnōsle Nicotiana. Hēo mōt wesan geeten, genotod swā gecyndelic wōlcwellend and, on þǣm gecynde nicoten tartrate , hēo is gebrocen on sumum lǣcedōmum. On nytte hēo gemǣnost ēowaþ on þǣm gecynde of berēcunge, cēowunge, ēðunge, pīpwēode settunge, oþþe wǣtes dustes settunge. Pīpwēod hafaþ gebēon gebrocen tō fægerum wyrtbrǣðe in American. Hūru, andefen þæs tōcymes Europiscra manna tō Norþamerican, hēo hraðe wearþ folclic tō cēapþinge and tō ǣmettigum līcwendendtimber . Þēos folclicettung wōrhte þā forðunge þǣre Sūðernan fæfhafolnesse þāra Geānlǣtena Rīca oþ hēo geald bēamwōle. Æfter þǣre Americiscan Folclican Gūðe , hweorfung in demand and a change in labor force allowed for the development of the cigarette. This new product quickly led to the growth of tobacco companies, until the scientific controversy of the mid-1900s. Because of the addictive properties of nicotine, tolerance and dependence develop. Absorption quantity, frequency, and speed of tobacco consumption are believed to be directly related to biological strength of nicotine dependence, addiction, and tolerance. The usage of tobacco is an activity that is practiced by some 1.1 billion people, and up to 1/3 of the adult population. The World Health Organization reports it to be the leading preventable cause of death worldwide and estimates that it currently causes 5.4 million deaths per year. Rates of smoking have leveled off or declined in developed countries, however they continue to rise in developing countries.

Tobacco is cultivated similarly to other agricultural products. Seeds are sown in cold frames or hotbeds to prevent attacks from insects, and then transplanted into the fields. Tobacco is an annual crop, which is usually harvested mechanically or by hand. After harvest, tobacco is stored for curing, which allows for the slow oxidation and degradation of carotenoids. This allows for the agricultural product to take on properties that are usually attributed to the "smoothness" of the smoke. Following this, tobacco is packed into its various forms of consumption, which include smoking, chewing, sniffing, and so on. -->