The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
THE DUDES CIGARET
IL Kills, but "There's Millions In II.

Have you any cigarcts, Mr.. Drug
store ManP" dude asked O North
side drug store.
Amy kind you wish"
- II IL tako package of Nignonct
We'll, wo haven't any by that name
but here is tho next thing to it. These
are called pll never forget my sweet
heart "
"I'll try those" said tho thin-lepred
young man, and as he balanced a shin
ing pair of glasses upon long and
prominent nose he gave several puffs
at the sample of tho now brand, glanced
admiringly y at tho pale face reflected
behind tho cloud of smoke in tho look
ing-glass, and went his way, gayly
Whistling the air to the latest love
song.
The prescription clerk came out from
behind his window and looked at tho
rotreating figure in contempt: "Ob-
serve" he said, chow tho youth adj
mlrod himself rs he pulled away in
front of the glass. We'll, l dare gay
the tobacco sickencd him, but no
smokes because it looks we'll. pre-
sumo he wears glasses for tho samo
reason"
You have no right to complain"
said tho proprietor, "trade would not
be half so good for us if tho dudes did
not smoke. You might as well tell the
women to stop eating morphine and
dispense with cosmetics. Suppose thcy
did, what would become of our occu-
pations? We might have TO turn in
and do what those men are doing out
thcrc-scrapo the streets. It's all for
the best The dude smokes cigarcts,
and while he docs he patronizcs tho
tobacco case. After awhile he gets q
cough and goes to tho doctor, and
comes to us with prescription. He
thinks he has fatal disorder. and so
we get tho best of him again"
THAT may be so.' said tho clerk,
dcjcctcdly, "but in the meantime he
has married rich girl and is prepar-
ed tc lead 4 life of ease whilo more
sensible men are rolling pills"
'lt you want to catch onto n rich
GIRL sad the proprietor, "you oughter
60 and hire out as 4 coachman. In that
case you'd have to get used to cob
pipe n IL Carlisle, that is until YOU
could stand in with the family and find
out where the old man kept his Havan-
as"
You don't mean to infer that dudes
age the only people who smoke cica-
rets, do you?" q reporter asked.
'Noi they are the largest customers.
Some are consumed by young boys and
women. The dude and the cioaret
seem made for ono another, and tho
trade in them-1 mean cigarets-de-
pend upon the crop of dudes. In Chi
cago there must be large numbers of
these silly young men, for tho annual
sale of cigarets is immense. A whole
sale dealer told me recently that at
least 100, 600, 900 of them were sold bv
tho firms he could name on his finoers'
ends. 1t is question whether tho
dude was called out by the cigaret or
whether he originated the cigaret. Tho
first cigarcts were made for the trade
about ten years ago, up to which timo
the tobacco and papers of which thew
were made wero sold separately, and
those who smoked them made them
for themselves. Since then machinery
has been invented by which they can
be made in large quantities. Since tho
goods began to be sold in ready-mado
packages the trade has shifted. it aD-
pears, from the confirmed smokers over
to dudes and beginners, tho old smok-
ers prcfcrring cigars, because they are
made of better tobacco and have mono
of the poison contained in tho cirarct-
paper. This enters into the blood.
makes the face pale, settles upon tho
lungs, and gives birth to q hacking
cough.'