The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-11-30

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A Cigar Scientifically Dissected. i
.K4sSS5W -sa ssssssL "a
rsAspelh Yisitor who, during hiainter-:
view with US, had rendered our sahctunf
redolent with the ftrnes of fragrant
Hs1ah4 has Just left eieaf eel, otF.
table with the laughing request that we
smoke It, Despite the fact that it is an
exceptionally fine Cigar, we are U1ebfe
to CRAFTY our friend, seeing that we
don't smoke; but the thought occurs
thatsw6 end shnsf huf sAppfeciation Of
the gift by applying the light, not Of. y
match but of science, to il, and, thus
giving our friend ana Kfs fet ~ Smokr
ers something to ponder over next time
'.the blse NRscuEling gsmokei leads
them to reYerle.sT o. ~ Il
/ To the world in general a. cigar is
merely tightly rolled. packet having
rittlssflagnentspt dry leaves within,
and a smooth, silky leaf for its outer
wrapper. When It is burnt and the
pleasantly favored smoke inhaled, the
habitual smoker claims for It q soothing
luxury sthat4uigtsthe irritable, nervous
organism, relieves WEAKNESS and en-
tees reposs. j Science, scouting so SUI
.perfeial g. description, examines first
the smoke, second the leaf, third the
ash. In the smoke IL discovered Water
in vaperous state, SCOT Gree carbon),
carbonic acid and carbonic oxide, and
q vaporous snbstaucer c0nslenAable into
oily nicotine These ARE the general
divisions, which 1vohi and Gutenberg
zAave sfiHE further split up; o and in
q doing have found acetic, fosmic,
htyric, valerie and propionie acids,
prnssic acid, creosote and carbolic
acid. ammonia, snlp huretted Ydrogen,
pyridiness yiridine, picoline, .mtidine,
colledine. parvoline, coridine, and rut
bidene. These lastare series Of oily
bases belonsing to the. homologues Of
aniline, INST discovered, in eoal tar.
Applying chemical tests to the leaves,
other chemists have found nicotia, to-
bacco camphor or nicotianine about
which not much is known) a bitter ex-
tractive matter, gum, chlprophyll NAL
ate of lime, sundry albuminoids, malic
acid, woody fiber, and various salts.
The feathery white ash, which in its
cohesion and whiteness is indicative of
ashs gcoda cigar, Yields polish, soda,
magpesia, lime, phosphoric acid, sui
fphdric Acid, silica, and chlosinG Z Our
friend has. kindly left us fine cigar
had it been a poor and cheap one, the
ingredients we should extract .Wpuh be
fearful and wonderful to contemplate.
Here is the list from an English parlia-
mentary report on authorizations in to
baeeo. Sugar, alum, lime, fouror meal,
rhubarb leaves, saltpeter, fuller's earth,
starch, malt cornniings chronate Of
lead, peat moss, fmolasses, burdock
leaves, common salt, endiye leaves,
lamp black, gum, red dye, a black dye
composed Of vegetable red, iron and
liquorice, scraps. Of newspaper, CHINA
mon stick. cabbage caves and straw
brown paper. .
Returning now to the smoke, or rath'
er its ingredients, DR.: 3. w. Richard
son, in his g iseases of M6dSrn Life, >
considers the effect of the same on ths
body at considerable ie1gfh sbasing his
conclusions on actual investigation. He
tells us that water, Of course, ID harm
less free water acts mechanically Al
an ifritant, and tends To- discolor the
secretions and the teeth Ammonis
bites the tongue, exercises a solvent
| influence on the bloed, exeitgs the sail
vary glands, and thus causes desire t.
drink while smoking. The tendency O
carhU1ic acid is to produce sleepiness
headache, and lassitlide.' Whenfacigal
| is smoked badly, that is, when the com
bustion OF. the cigar. is.slow and 7ncom
plete, .carbonic oxide is produced ii
small quantities, and lis an active pois
oning agent, resulting in irregular mo
ton Of the heart, vomiting, CONFUSION.
of the, muscles, and ,droWsiness., Tit
nicotine tends to cause tremur, palpita
ton of the heart, and paralysis. Thu
volatile empyreumatic substance pro
duees sense Of oppression and taints
the Abfeath and Surroundings Of tn,
smoker with the well known estate to
bacco smoke ~ smell The bitter ex
tract causes that sharp, nauseus tast.
peculiar to a re-lighted cigar or an ole
pipe. has i''tasE - ei''&S-sSse 49,
d By trying the effect OF tobacco smok
on lower animals, we can obtain al
ideapf its influence on ourselves. Smal
hdsests sf6 stupefied rapidly, but re
cover in fresh air.. Cold-blooded ami
mails succumb slowly to the smoke
1 birdsraPid Soma animals, such a
the goat, can eat tobacco with impu
nifty; but none escape the effects of tn
fumes. Persons suffer most: from to
bacco While learning to smoke. DR.
Richardson says that the ispasmodi'
seizures are sometimes terrible,s espe
cially in boys. There is a sensation o