With more information available, it was only natural that Mayor Williams also knew what was happening at the moment.
He now appeared somewhat despondent, having already smoked three cigarettes in a row.
His personal doctor had warned him that he could continue smoking, but absolutely not consecutively, and the number of cigarettes should not exceed seven per day.
Seven is commonly recognized as a lucky number, a number that is believed to bring good fortune, and likewise, smoking no more than seven cigarettes follows this belief.
In fact, doctors understand better than ordinary people the harm tobacco can cause to the human body, but the public relations power of tobacco companies is too strong, and some well-known tobacco company presidents publicly smoke their own products.
The concept that "even the president smokes, why should you, a poor person, be afraid?" quickly took root in people's minds because everyone firmly believed one thing.
