The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-06-27
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Discovery of "a Compound to Neutralize
Organization of n Company
10 Manufacture Cigars, <Ec.

the night of June 18th. The matter had been
under advisement for some time previous, but
all arrangements were only completed at that
time.
This enterprise calls for more than pass
ing notice, as it promises to be one of the
great industries of the country, and it will not
be long until the anti-nicotine cigar will be
known to smokers throughout the United
States.
Nicotine, as all people know, is the most
poisonous principle in tobacco. 1t is the
nicotine and caustic ammonia that give the
bitter and disagreeabe taste when cigars are
smoked short, and causes the excessive
expectoration that is both disgusting and
wasting to the system. 1t is the principle
that causes sores and cancers, and lassitude,
and headaches, and other ills consequent upon
continual use of cigars.
1t has been the aim, for years. of manutac-
turers, to lessen the percentage OF nicotine,
not only for the purpose of rendering tobacco
less injurious, but to Improve ats smoking
quality. But the difficulty has been to secure
such result without affecting the flavor and
rendering it unfit for use. ALI efforts to that
end have failed, and smokers have had to
endure the poison and risk disease IN order
to enjoy the pleasure.
The habit of smoking is one that, once
contracted is rarely ever relinquished, and
it becomes, as it were, part of the very ex-
istence. 1t is not our purpose, however, to
dwell upon this point. People will smoke,
and all lovers of the solacng cigar will rejoice
that way to neutralize nicotine and destroy
its evil effects has been discovered.
The discoverer is DR.. Edward d. Wells, of
this city, and he had his discovery patented
and trade marked the latter part of last year.
The DOCTOR process attains the result that
has been so long sought-the neutralizing of
the nicotine without destroying the flavor of
the tobacco or affecting the fibre. DR.. Wells
belongs to family of physicians who have
practiced in this county for many years
grandfather, father and brother. All have
stood high as physicians, and the discoverer
of the process has had a fondness for the
study of chemistry and experimenting. Being
smoker himself, he had to discontinue al
most entirely on account of the evil effects
the smoking produced. This, with the in
furious effects constantly met with in his
practice, led him to inquire if there was any
thing known to chemistry by which nicotine
could be neutralized. Study and experiments
led him to the discovery he has recently made
and had patented.
Tobacco and tobacco smoke contain three
important and distinguishing chemical agents,
which confer upon tobacco its peculiar prop
erty.
If fresh tobacco leaves are distilled with
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obtained, which will float on the surface of
the liquid in the receiver. To this oily liquid
is due the aroma.
If fresh tobacco leaves are distilled, after
some caustic soda is added, and few drops
of sulphuric acid, heavy oily liquid will be
obtained. which will be found under the ,0Gter
in the receiver. This is the nicotine, or the
acrid poisonous principle of the tobacco.
When cured tobacco leaves are distilled
with high pressure steam, there is obtained a
volatile oil, which is pungent, disagreeable
and poisonous, and contains some nicotine.
DR.. Wells compound, as stated above does
not act on the aroma of the tobacco nor can
it do so. The aromatic oil is freed by heat
from a simple water solution, and the anti
nicotine compound contains no loater.
On the heavy and vo atile oils of the to-
bacco, and these are the poisonous portion of
tobacco, the compound acts benefcially-
First. To prevent the absorption of these
oils by the lips, mouth or CLOTHS.
Second. To change the chemical condition
of the nicotine and products given off from
the burning tobacco in such manner that
they will not be injurious if absorbed into the
system.
Third 1t neutralizes the ammonia given off
by the burning tobacco, as one of the products
of its combustion, thereby rendering the am
monia less caustic and less irritating to the
throat and air passages.
As to the efficiency of DR.. Wells COM
pound, many persons here can testify that
cigars treated by his process have the same
flavor and are in all respects like the ordinary
cigar. The following testimonials from the
show that the compound is what is claimed
for it.
BALTIMORE, Nd. April, 1884.
The composition of DR., Wells Anti-Nicotine Com
tify that it Contains nothing that endanger
health and that in my opinion it will counterfeit
the injurious action Sf Fooace1 % H9 me system
Emer Prof. of Chemistry, &C., University of Nd
BALTIMORE Md, September, 1884.
None ofthe ingredients in DR.. Wells Anti. Nicotine
Compound are Injurious TO health One of the in
and Cloths The compound acts to n eutralize the
effects of nicotine the system, and can be re-
commended for the use for which it is intended.
VIM. P. TONRY, PHI. D.. Chemist.
The Anti Nicotine Manufacturing Com
pany have secured an assignment of DR..
Wells patent for the United States and ter
ritories to make and use his compound
for the manufacture of cigars and cigarettes,
and are preparing to go to manufacturing.
The building is nearly ready, and the Com
pany expect to get to making cigars next
week. and will shortly thereafter have them
ready for market. They propose to manu-
facture a medium and high grade cigar at
first The cost of treating tobacco by the
Wells process is so small as not to affect the
price Of cigars, and the anti-nicotine cigars
will be put on the market at the figures the
same grade of the ordinary cigar is sold for.
The Company is composed of well-known
business men of this city. They are energetic
men, with ample capital to press the business.
AS stated in the beginning of this article,
we believe the manufacture OF apti-nicotine
cigars will be one of the great industries in
this country, and we further believe that the
cigar will work a revolution in cigar smoking.
When people learn that they can get cigar
with the most injurious property removed at
the same price they can buy the ordinary cigar,
they will not hesitate which to choose. They
will not pay five, ten or fifteen cents for
cigar, and run the risk of cancer, heart dis
ease and other ills superinduced by cigar
smoking, when they can procure for the same
| price cigar that will furnish all the delights
without these risks.
The ill-effects of nicotine are now slowly
but surely destroying the life of the victor at
Appomattox His illness has brought to
mind other men prominent in the country
who have suffered from the ill-effects of cigar
smoking Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania,
went to Paris to submit to an operation for a
cancer produced by the use of tobacco. Vice
President Colfax was so seriously affected by
vertigo from narcotic poison, that he had to
stop smoking. Senator Carpenters death
was attributed to narcotic poison, caused by
the use of cigars. These are but a few in
stances of the injurious effects of nicotine,
but any physician can tell you of numerous
cases where disease has resulted from the use
of tobacco-nervousness headaches, lassi-
tude, WEAKNESS, heart troubles, diseases of
the air passages, &c.
! The Anti Nicotine Company is composed
as follows: Edward Lynch, president; J. f.
Rinker, vice president; Francis HI. OrendorR,
secretary and treasurer. The board of direc-
tors are composed of the above named per-
sons and D. N. Henning and Israel Zeiber.
Gambler Items.
In onr last we stated that the School Com
missioners had selected site for the new
school house to be erected in this place, but
did not mention the parties who owned the
property 1t is on lot belonging to Mr..
Lewis Shipley, and Mr.. Shipley has consented
now to let them have the ground at the same
price that other lots are selling at in town.
The town still keeps on improving. Three
new dwellings are being erected here, besides
many other minor improvements are being
made. Mr.. John I. Knox has his house
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