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" Others dangled cigarettes from their lips, and as they paged through the day’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer they could take satisfaction in a half-page ad that trumpeted the latest proof of the health benefits of smoking: “21 of 23 Giants World Champions Smoke Camels. It Takes Healthy Nerves to Win the World Series. "

Daniel James Brown , The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics


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Daniel James Brown quote : Others dangled cigarettes from their lips, and as they paged through the day’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer they could take satisfaction in a half-page ad that trumpeted the latest proof of the health benefits of smoking: “21 of 23 Giants World Champions Smoke Camels. It Takes Healthy Nerves to Win the World Series.