
We all know the dangers of smoking cigarettes these days, and we don’t condone it. However the 1950’s were a different time, where the advertising and cultural pressure to smoke were strong. This article, from a 1959 issue of Caper Magazine, shows a few examples of what psychoanalyst Dr. William Neutra hypothesized after observing the ways people chose to smoke.
We all know the dangers of smoking cigarettes these days, and we don’t condone it. However the 1950’s were a different time, where the advertising and cultural pressure to smoke were strong.

One of the hardest things anybody will ever do is lose weight. It's right up there with quitting smoking but, in the same vein, it can also have one of the biggest impacts on quality—and quantity—of life. Being overweight leads to all kinds of health problems, and the more weight you gain, the harder it is to lose it. You feel tired. You feel overwhelmed. You feel resigned. Your joints hurt from all the weight you're carrying around, making it harder to exercise. You feel stuck....
One of the hardest things anybody will ever do is lose weight. It's right up there with quitting smoking but, in the same vein, ...
