The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07


Smoking as a Science.
"a medium mild cigar" The busy
title man whose place was behind the
counter turned his vision to the mild
eyed youth and scrutinlZed him studiously
Tor momeut.
''Frcsh or dry?"
"Mcdium."
"Anothcr of those eveu-tempered men.
Ats rule OF this mornings trade to take
mild cigar. May be it's the glowing
sunshine makes the men light hearted;
perhaps it's good weeks work. MY
black-goods men all stay away
The cven-tempcrcd man at this point
concluded 10 hear out the story.
"a mans tobacco Is his luxury" con-
unuco the man who subsequently, prescn-
ted claims of beng an anthropolocist
at is even more than his luxury. 1t is
his confidential friend. his constant, stald
and devoted companion. He never for
gets 1t, and always trcs ) il kindly. A
side issue cannot spoil the triendlncss.
IL goes on just the same when big things
happen as when they don't. A mans
owe for his tobacco becomes an lntm,ivc
| instinct. Ibis character and his cigar are
controlled by the same influences of his
| being"
The mild-eycd young mau. who had
| innocenliy stepped into the place on the
| trivial mission Cf procuring cigar, be-
came amazed at the wisdom Of the dlsci.
pie OF son c unhouored redsAin who lived
do"n east at time VIXEN Penpsyivsnis
sold Tor copper Kettle; and he rou.u
account for the vo.uhle Elft OF pall sslody
only on the Sroind thsi X oif>e, : de.
feet In the bIsud, Or that te.o much
money had h~eu paid, sud :hat The clerk
Was trying ~ mASe up by ! gra.ul.y Qt
in!uTnallou what De he.t back II change.
III ; twenty years now siuce | teysc
10 Sell tobacco, anG n tha. Iinle I hA7e
Closely studied tie Characters ot nv
patrons, forming NY cOuC.usicus truul
the Kind u company they Keep mesa
oy the kind ~ cigars they smoke. |
can always tell. AZ eyeu.temperet.
quiet fellow never goes 10 An extreme in
choosing tObacCo; i nerv JUS uau wants
something strong snd furious; mild nan,
something tha. SMOKES and no moce The
same Conditions run through chewing
tobacco. Then there is d great deal IN
the way men handle their cigars. Te.y
| lew can smoke on one side "a well IL On
! the other. Men come in nere every tay
who have been smoking for thirty wears,
and II they were to place cigar DO the
wrong sidc OF the mouth they would ap-
pear as clumsy and green US a boy who
was trying his first weed The muscles
OF the face become set 10 one position.
ANY change requires a reorganization Of
the lace. SO 1t amt by tho way the cigar ia
embraced IN the mouth that you can est,
mate the man.
i! man smoks his cigar only enoug h
to keep II lighted, and reIishes taking i.
from between hls lips to cast whirliug
curl or blue smoke into the air, set hlm
down as an eaay-golng fellow, who cares
little for how the world goes and no more
Tor himself. lie has keen perceptions and
delicate sensibilitles He viii not create
trouble, but is apt to sec it out when 1t Is
once begun.
"Bewaro Of the man who never releases
tho cigar from tho grip of his tccth, and ls
indifferent to whether 1t burns or dies.
tic is cool, calculating, and exacting. lie
ls seldom energetic physically, but lives
enslly off of those who perform the labor.
"a man who smokes bit, rests bit,
and fumblcs the cigar more or less, ls apt
to be easily Affected by circumstances.
lie may be energetic, careful, generous
and courageous, but he is vacllatinr and
liable to change on a moments notice.
''1f tho cigar goes out frequently the
man has whole-sOulod disposition, ls a
dcVll.may'care sort of fellow, with a
lively BRAIN, glib tongue, and generally
fine fund OF anecdotes and yarns.
''Fo hold half of the cigar IN the mouth
and smoke indltfcrently is lazy mans
habit. They arc generally OF little force
and their characters are not Of the higher
strata.
IA nervous man, or one under exciting
influences, fumbcs his cigar great doal.
lie ls Il kind OF pOpinjay among mun.
"Holdmg the cigar constantly between
tho teeth, chewlngit occasionally, and not
caring whether or not 1t has been lighted
ut all arc characteristics of men with the
tcnacity OF bull dogs. They never forget
anything and never release hold.
IA Top stands his cigar on end, and an
inexperienced smoker either points 1t
straight ahead or almos; at right angles
with his course"
"What per cent of smokers understand
the art of holding cigar2"
IN very small pGr cent. A cigar
should be held with the tip between the
incsor teeth, should extend horizontal
and incline from the nose at about 10 or
20 degrees. Very few men know how
to light cigar, and especially Havana.
1t should be held over flame TO force the
nicotine and natural flavor out OF the
wrapper into tho filler of the cigar. 1t
then amokes easier and gives out a swcetcr
perfume