Cigarette - the future of Illusions
Before the 1950's, cigarettes did not have filters. They were the roll-your-own kind of cigarettes and the effects of smoking weren't as well known as they are today. It was a very 'cool' thing to smoke, and lots of people did it.
However, when reports came out that cigarettes might be linked to lung cancer, the tobacco companies had to do some damage control. Their idea was to make filters to place on the end of pre-made cigarettes.
The buzz was that the filters would take most of the tar out of the cigarettes. The tar is the thick brown residue in cigarette smoke, and is what makes smoking so dangerous.





























