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All the sizes seem meager except for the cigarettes.
How many packs of cigarettes did the average person smoke per month?
In Poland?
It's a commonly held belief that smoking is a cure for cancer.
Probably also a treatment for being cold, fever, cough, breathing problems,...
Back in those days? A pack a day was not that uncommon.