, 1881-08-06
WASTED C1GAR-TIPS.
Grent Charities Supported Abroad by
Whnt tho Anler1cana Carelesly Fling
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1rSat oharaties @ Snpnortea Aorona "
snt '"o A''1e1Ae""s ~afo4e''s Hiine
Nt,c FORK stu.
III tho manufacture OF cigars there Is little
or 10 wasto Of material. Tile stems and ribs
OF tho tobucco leaves TINT nto rejected by tho
ctgurnaker nre sold TO farmers rs manure
Tic odd scraps II cuttings 70 to tho cigar
ct manufacturer or sre sct,t to Europe to
he smoked III pipes. Even the dust TINT Is
SWEPT from tho floor Of tie workroom where
cipnrs ara made Inns its prIcc ot,,l Is uscd rs
,s t.'.a,t S,.,,,"a f., ~ ,,nms,, ,,,I ~.
ni' H'segt.ncsl'oyet =" noU"ess ,y ~. ~, "',u gns
de,ls. I0bacco is 100 vallloole 10 Do Whstca
by tho manufacturer. It Is after tho cigar
4cts to tic consumer that tho waste bceins.
~ 49, .1'-. s. .'',,,,. t.,a at.asa
one.t'l1rtl oil al1 tne TOBACCO nfado INTO cigars
IL lung AWAY III the Shape uf hnll-conslimctl
stu1nps, and the smokers Of tho best cigars
throw away thu biggest st,nps. This waste
~ ,a,,, on,,,,,,,,, H. Ill. oS,,,tr, v,1,ora
IN sespecs eon''un a -. ..,'s .,. ~. ,,.s "o
clgarllol!!ers nfo less asct' tial, III europe.
seer, every morning scores OF bootblacks and
1toitn,, ror,fcl,ora pnthcr1nr frnn, tI,o mt
..''ia ."ap nv s"s ssa's,, 1t eom ,t,a;r ~.
ters hatvest VI ctsal-slu'hps ior tae't VII
vntD use, tlDusli OF lnto years t|lts enterprise
Inns fallen almost entirely Into the hands OF
tha italian. nw!nr to tl,o nscr,,1ef,cy Of tho
49, a;,t ~, .ta ,.xa,,.,,,4s .,tr .nnto,w ~
cc M ..e.ut WI, ",' m"',;, t e 'a az ro,Iinr N
every smoker, tint Il cignr oncc lighted alld
mid nway. If only a few w|lifls OF smoke have
i,n",, drawn t,,rn,,ri, r. cntIrcIv tosrs iis In
ues" ,.,s.I ,,, ~ "I, f ths, st,,",
But tho ltAi!nn rAgplcknr Is not 0vor-lasildl-
ous, a,,d IN his black clay pipe all lobacco
tnstps alike. In Paris the gathering of cigar
stu,n,,s ] Ina grown to bu a rccoguizrd in,lus-
for tlts to,l.notil.y; Wholesale dealers pur.
cliNss tho sttutps That nre gathered III lurKe
lots by boys suld bcgglrs, md tnrn tl1e'n into
u poor, quality Vt smoking tobacco Tint ~ pur-
clIaBell Dy tlih pUUrer classes Of exported.
The tip or ''heat!'' Of tl'e c!'Ar. which by
the AHlerica smoker Is bitten of anu tossGtl
preserved ,uiNl n!'ltle TUG bnsaS q vast orgaii-
Zetl cEurlty. Tllo history OF Its use, Which
only ,luteS buck soliiu lltlcen or twenty years.
he accomplished by, scolulny IL, snail lhlngs;;
SOib tiDrlnAn philosopher Ul u pfnctitnt
turn. calculated that ihuell valuable t1baccO
was waste'l w rlGIr smokers py tlie rejection
If the tip, ailq tint II u general collectlOn 0t
the tlps could By made ai'u tllemnlerial could
he plli 4, ,lss, q la'.,ls9nlp revenue would be'
| tho result. lilo e1lles1t was thuEtetl ut, but
WAS put to tl!u test halt seriously hy, q number
tho llrs. results were nut encouraging, but
Lilo Thing WAS NlkCtt Ut artl created attention.
| ,Sntokors'c'uls wGre ofEa.laseti ~ ~! rArtsoI
t;ar!auny-so called ''slitzciveru!nn'' tip so-
ctettes(--!lI1 II regular system Of enllect!ol1s
was devised. lily nlclnhcrs Ut tho clubs
1nnds It their business 70 collect clgar.tips
aIno,g their friends, aftd boxes were put Ill
saccG Ssry StSrss % 5 snos's p aSr 5p @ sas e I Hf,
ilnle his COLLECTIONS: AS ctnrlty was under:
stoou tn bo object Ut thu COLLECTIONS, suny OF
money wvro ireMeltNly 1'1 ~ foun.l ~ @ thp g!b,lc M
thn tn(,NrH AfDltf IN HSlt1ff mnlntftrt.