[sam_paine]

instead of continued to see if there is something they could extract from tobacco and turn it into medicine.

Tobacco tea is a well known natural pesticide for gardening. Thus, it should be harmful to the spiders that spin old timer cobwebs. At least, that will be my thesis for federal funding.

[A knight without armor]

"Tobacco tea is a well known natural pesticide for gardening."

Oh. That's why Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. wants people to quit using tobacco. They want to demonize it before it cuts into the plant care business! Hah! I ought to get paid for coming up with these theories.