>>14353366Im pretty sure it did it for the same reason people back then all did it, facilitates long winded thoughts and keeps you going. Doubt it helps you think scientifically persay but definitely makes it easier in a sense(for some I might add). Also coming from someone who used to smoke cigarettes the effect is definitely lost when you smoke cigarettes to a degree at least for me, cigars and pipe actually felt like my mind was jogging a bit more
