Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-05
WHAT WE SMOKE AND CHEW. Z
Not Always Pure Tobacco, but Sometimes
sweetened and Medicated Preparations.

Not Always Pure Tobacco, but Sometimes
sweetened and Medicated Preparations.
II is rather late in the day To enter a
protest against the use of tobacco. What
ever the faculty may say ON the point OF
its injurious qualities however much the
clergy may point out the possibility Of
its leading tn intemperiIncc. the fact re-
mains that large proportion of the
world USES tobacco in some form or
other. In spite of all that has been said
against it by fervid mli-tohacconists,
pure tobacco is an rNet,l.nt remedial
agent: but il must bc absolutely pure.
No poisonous decoctiou~ muH cal into its
substance on chan 8, is nature. Used in
"A proper way. Ia l. love nrHr.l-ric poiuS,
ar applied ia various affections, uairr
the advice of sEs.,gl PIN Slciau, it j. q
valuable mpdir.ro.
The adullrrDliu ~ tphgr"o, very cnitt-
mon both in t.. ,IWatry 1ul ahroai.
artists from tN, uns. 'r!1,innS. The
pure. nltrrl l.r, IN it, yellow hue. &,
ungpuhit''Y the finest tobacco in ia"
marGet. 1914 50 many accid nts cnu-
spre 10 render the finest lay,s srar'r
that even the ndtuml leaf Itself Is tu-
itatrd. Cplls,c leaves are hlrachcd 10y
the use of chlorine TO the bright yellow
color of the natural leaf, and sulphUric
acid. properly diluted. is used t. make
the little "irecklcs." which are supposed
bv connpisSeurs to indicate superior
quality uf leaf.
But the natural leaf" somehow.
doesn't seem Ia suit the taste of the aver
age chpwer of tobacco. II" jt-ks = GER
tain y gree of sweetness in l'~ plug. To
ill this hill and create a SPECIAL tlarnr
which shall give kind Of identify Ia Il
particular brand. and cml~, il Ia be
eagerly sought for is thu unjrtt of the
manufacturer.
When the bunllr of steamed lavrs
are fully dried they ar" r,,plr for tine APP
plicatiou of the syrup and licoricc. which
imparts to the chewing tplavn Of com
merce its sweetness and flavor. Til"
leaves must be aS dry "a, a hmr whrn
subjected To this lcurjcr bath. for the
least dampuesS will render lh,m white
with mould in few hours, TiiS mould
is removed ZONE uf the aduluralionsl by
a dip into diluted nuriatic acid. and in
too many cases forms parl of the solid
cake of better quality. The heat Of the
mixture cauSes the pores {" the leaf +"
expand. and the sweet syrup. p'netit-
ing every fiber. impregnaIcs it thor
H.. .s1t ria. a.. linn
dies are carried out on the fiat roof Of
the factory and exposed H. the SIM. for
one days sunshine is worth more than
can he told in the manufacture. After
this the leaves are taken into a driving
room. where the thermometer during the
day is at 30 degrees. At night the whole
power Of the furnace is turned an. and
the heat is so int nse that in the morning
the room has to be- cooled oil before the
operators can enter il. When the
tobacco has. under this powerful heat,
become perfectly dry. the adulterator
gets i'm his work.
One factory sprinkles il with New
England rum, another uses Jamaica
rum, a third moistens il with the rankest
corn whisky he can find. and each
brand has its own peculiar essential oil.
Some Use fennel. Others ginseng. while
the acrid sumach. Astounding in tannin.
cheap and plenty. gives that peculiar
burning of the tongue which character
lies much fine cut" Astringent banks,
NORWOOD. the refuse of the cinchona,
and Others, give the bitter taste which
some consumers like, and the twist or
"negro heads" which is largely exported
TO tropical climates gets a special alb
sorption.
\ true tobacco cigar Is fine in grlin
and free from stems. The Wrapper is
nothing in cigar; the filling is every
thing.
M leaf is worthless for the lua0Trlc-
t,Tp Of one or another Of the innulor-
a - brands between the gu IN cms,
with which the millionaire iill' his mo; r
schllm and the lIborrr his cudf'y. Al
most the Only chemically rur- tobacco is
that which the planter dris fer himself,
spread, on the cotton sheet IT, ar
ret. AMI sends littlc Tommy t. bring IN
bunch of-crumlling il u tween his
fingers Ia ill his pie. BIT this stint
plicity doesn't pleas. The public would
rather be poisoned. .i5alti and LONE.