Self restraint was supplemented through restaurants and cafés being forbidden to sell cigarettes to women customers. Smoking was banned - for pupils and teachers alike - in many schools. Teachers were also expected to set an example to pupils outside of schools by not smoking. In July 1943, a law was passed forbidding tobacco use in public places by anyone under 18 years of age.
Transportation, workplaces, and public buildings became targets for smoking reduction campaigns. Thus it was considered criminal negligence if drivers were involved in accidents while smoking, and in 1944 smoking was banned on trains and buses. Aside from work-related antismoking propaganda, smoking was prohibited in many individual workplaces and public buildings, including government bureaus, hospitals, and rest homes.
The advertising of tobacco products also came under strict control. Advertisement could not give the impression that smoking had any :hygienic values". Furthermore, tobacco manufacturers could not "represent the use of tobacco as a sign of manliness, nor ridicule opponents of tobacco.
They may not make advertising appeal to women and those interested in sports, nor picture smokers at the wheel of automobiles.
In accord with much current health proclamation theory, there was considerable endorsement of the goal of smoking cessation from role models. Thus, Robert Ley, the leader of the German Labour Front, attested personally the benefits of non smoking. While many other influential figures joined this roster, the state performer in antismoking propaganda was Adolf Hitler. As one magazine put it: "brother national socialist, do you know that our Führer is against smoking and think that every German is responsible to the whole people for all his deeds and emissions, and does not have the right to damage his body with drugs?"
Actually what is sad is that supposedly intelligent people can not see the correlation between the propaganda perpetuated by the Third Reich with that which is being perpetuated by the highly paid anti-smoker industry.
Hitler and his minions created one of the first great propaganda machines against smokers and the anti-smoker industry is using the identical tactics. That is where the Hitlerian comparison becomes legitimate.
When one has friends in and/or controls the media (money talks......) a lie repeated often enough becomes fact.
The anti-smoker industry has hitler and his Ministry of Propaganda beat by a long shot.
Another thing I find deeply saddening is that so many supposed conservatives, who should be in favor of less government intrusion in personal and business life, promoting private property rights, and personal responsibility are so insistent that the government control the smoking of tobacco by adults.
If you don't like the smoking policy of an establish, patronize one who has a policy you prefer - or else OPEN YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS with your own money.
It is sad, but ban on smoking was excactly how Hitler started, and his people blindly followed him. Please note the lawyer who sued big tobacco, is the very same who is now suing the big 4 fast food outlets, where do you think it's going to stop. ?