River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-04
snuT. C-rarr. C,r.r.ts

Brooklyn Eagle: How can a CT
garet firm afford to give away watch
for the return of seveaty-fye empty
packages?' local tobacconist was
asked by an eagle reporter.
THEY can't afford it, was the reply.
''but take that means of introducing
certain brands of cigarets Many OF
the watches given away in this manner
cost from 81 to Sc each, wholesale.
The cases are made of silver and mex
ell All new cjgarets are good at first.
In some brands vile tobacco is used,
while in others it is the reverse. When
first put upon the market a new cigar
ct is well made and contains the best
Of stock. This continues only until
the cigaret is well established, when
both the quality of tobacco used and
make become poor. In some in
stances where cigarets are sold at big
prices the tobacco is of The best. but in
the cheaper brands the stock becomes
poorer aud poorer until smokers give
up the brand for some other.
Why should the quality Of tobacco
used in cigarets become worse IS the
brand becomes pOpular?'
For this reason. There IS little oil
no profit on new brands of cigarets.
Why? Because the tobacco used IS OF
the best, and more is paid for making
new brands of cIgarets than old ones.
In recent years competition in cigarets
has done much 10 reduce the price.
Why, less than five years ago all
cigarets sold from Is to % cents q
package. Now all brands sell for 10
cents, while in some New York stores
the price has been even reduced to
eight and nine cents. Does it not
stand 10 reason that the tobacco used
in the cigarets which sold at 20 cents
per package is much better than that
now used IN the same brands which
sell at 10 cents. Does it not stand to
reason that the tobacco used in the
cigarets which sold at 20 cents per
package is much better than that used
in the same brands which cell at 10
cents? Labor is no cheaper now than
formerly, yet the prices for cigaTets
have been reduced OBe-half. Some
one must bear the loss. IL is not the
manufacturer Who else then can il
be, if not the smoker? The latter docs
not lose in pecuniarY sense. but in
the quality of the tobacco used in the
cigarets. To nv knowledge there are
no less thiu 200 brands of garets.
Some brands have long or short lives,
according TO their quality and names.
y pretty name or picture on q wrap
per greatly aids in selling certain
brands. Many brands contain papier
mache holders. These can only be
used in smoking one cigaret, aud the
packages sold contain a holder for
eacE cigaret. Manufacturers have re-
placed the immoral pictures about
which there was such a howl some
weeks ago by photographs of prOmi-
nent actresses dressed, of course in
street costume. Other cigar dealers
may not have noticed q decrease. but
of late | have sold not one package of
cigarets where | sold five formerly.
Many smokers of cigarets have given
up the habit and taken 10 cigars.
do BrOoklynites indulge much in
snuff"
artistic snufT-taking is one of the
los arts. The habit is diving out.
sell but little snuff. Most of the bust
ness in that commodity is done in the
Southern States. Chewing tobacco?
No, | notice no increase IN its use, but
| suppose Brooklyn mas more tobacco
chewers now then ten years ago.
Many of US were boys then, but have
since grown up and have learned to
chew"
(which is more widely used, fne-cut
or plug?"
''Flne-cut Of course. Some old
fogies prefer plug, but its use is being
By fne-cut. In both kinds
of tobacco c0pperas is used. This is
injurious to the mouth and teeth.
| know many who are never without a
chew in their mouths, unless, perhaps.
it is when they sleep. Do you know
that many Brooklynites who can afford
better smoke the rankest and cheapest
of cigars. because they prefer the flavor
of them better than higher priced
brands? To some men a strong five
cent cigar of the blacklist description
is preferable to clear Havana costing
five times that sum. Mems tastes
change in cigars as often as anything
else. / have a customer who every
week or so orders box Of cigars to be
made for him out of the blacklist tobac-
co obtainable. OF course. the man has
cast-iron nerves. but how long he can
abuse them / don't know"