The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-11
81 cRsrs OF CIGAR MAKING
An Address BY the United Cigar.
Hanufacturers' Association.

80 n00OOAOS4Ou.
Sew York Sun
NOW, n word concerning the unSus-
pecting smoker. First. it may b. sta
ed that tobacco is a substance of such
lender nature that it will readily alb
orb foul as it does moist air and to-
bncco, exposed for a short time only
10 impure air. in eases Of sickness in
The family will. it made into cigars.
disseminate the disease To other places.
The workman. whose family in many
Eases consists Of from four tn eight chill
1ren. besides himself and his wife. &C.
cupies in most instances a room and
bed room. All Of them have to sleep
IN this limited space. 81 small, in fact,
that it can be spanned by the on,
stretched arms. Abou, loo pounds of
moist or driving. in all cases strongly
tobacco. is constantly kept in
these Icons. During the working
thereof this tobacco is shaEen up. and
the lungs Of the occupants inhale its
lust and vapor. Tobacco and its
waste lie scattered all over the fl.,or Of
the apartments, ana the child which is
not vet able to walk is compelled to
roll about, on and among these wastes.
which are not thrown away. but again
worked into cigars. Births and deaths
,ccur in the midst of this laboratory.
Ali housework. such ~ cookin. wash
ing. ironing. and cleaning Of children
has to h done in Il room where cigars
are made. II cannot he possibly
avoided that filth fin.ls is way into
the cigars made here, which are sub
.eqnently pulled with the greatest
relish by the smoking population
Should not u smoker have Il right to
the same cleanliness in a
cigar factory which everyone expects
the store Of a butcher. baker or grocer
particularly in such places Of business
where articles tn he used a. food
IRE bought: The Pnor weed which
these 80 called factories Cffer 10 q
smoker will not ruin his health, but
he would scarcely be willing to en-
change his good money for such an
impure article were he informed Of
the matter which is worked into them
the strong flavor of the tobacco
hiding all faint. We. who know
that these are positive facts. would
under M circumstances smoke these
cigars; the attempt 10 do SO would
turn our stomachs. Cigars made in
these factories are mainly sold in gro
cerics. sPothecarv stores, also in well.
furnished cigar stores. whose owners
10 not manufacture for themselves.
We now come tn another branch ii
the "maiern" so-called ''improve,i''
way Of manufacturing cigars. Al
most every oRe who smokes has made
q trial II the cigars advertised in -
conspicuous manner ~ Warranted
Havana filled &c. cigars." suppose
the smoker ia not accustomed tc i'm.
ported Havannas, he will say Of such a
tive-ceni cigsr that it can't be called
an extra fine one; but then. he saws,
il isn't very expensive, and for a little
money ! have smoked genuine Ha.
vana tobacco. just this is the point
We want to come to. The inner gil.
ings Of these cigars consist Of tobacco
cut short BY machinery. which makes
it the so-called scraps These scraps,
according to the large-lettered pla
cards and label>, have been cut frum
Havana tobacco. Leafy filings can
easily he recognized By most anybody
engaged in our business but these
scraps. shorter than absolutely ne
ccssary for work, cannot be Judged Of,
even By experts. We give the reader
the assurance that it Is the intention
of the makers To deceive every one
with this short stuff We also assure
the public that the "Havana flavor
results only from the fact that about
one-eighth Of the filling is taken
from the refuse products OF
Cuba, seven-eighths Of the con-
tents being grown within the do
mains Of Uncle Sam. A chemist who
understands his business will for small
compensation prepare the Havana
flavor needed in the manufacture Of
these cigars. The cost price to the
manufacturer for cigars Of this kind is
from SIG to $50 per thousand. They
are sold to retailers at about $50, net
ting the former q profit larger than the
imagination Of the most infatuated
smoker would reach. Why, then.
world you pay Eve cents for one Of
these cigars, when it isn't worth more
than half that amount. Il it posi-
bic that such impositions can 90 hear
tilv be supported by the public,
The demand Of smokers for dark,
possibly black cigars. seemed ut first
to become an insurmOuntable obstacle
to cigar manufacturers. IA nature
does not produce dark or black tobac-
CO chemistry must again be called ON
for the relief. Wrappers are now col
ored before manufacture, and the f1n-
ished cigars, even the liehtest ones,
are changed to beautiful brown or
black by an application Of the chemi-
cal compound to their surface. That
such processes are necessary We would
not blame the manufacturer, but the
smoker himself. The manufacturer is
obliged to find means to suit his custo-
mers. All that can he expected Of
him il the confession that an artificial
,olorinp has been need