New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
FEW GOOD ~. GES OF CIGARS.
THE WORK or THE IMAGINATION IN sMoKING-AN
OLD DEALERS CONFESSION.

THE WORK OF THE IMAGINATION IN sMoKiNG-AN
OLD DRALER's CONFESSION.
tall yonng man of rather dudish appearance
leaning ON the cigar case IN an old oshed Broad
way tobacco store. talking to the owner yesterday
when TRIBUvk reporter entered. The young n an
had evidently been there for some time and had said
great deal more than hs listener cared TO bear There
was a look OF WEAKNESS and impotence upon the
proprietor intelligent face which CAV way to of
relief as he turned wait several new customers
who came In with the reporter He attended to tho
wants of each with such apparent delberation that
the young man. seeing there was little chance OF his
beng able resume tue conversation, or moaoogue,
tor tme buttoned his short overeoat and started
out. 80,
- That Young fellow will force TO bounce him
vet said the cigar man soon as his loquacious
customer had departed. lie has been coming III here
for the last month about three times week Tor a
fifteen CENTER and each time he stops and talks as
long "a he can about bow this cigar smoked and how
that one did suit him. and how be can tell q good
cigar sight and ali that sort OF thing until am
ready TO tai asleep 49,
" You do not consider him connosseur thenp
sWel | shouid say not. competent Judge OF
CIGARS - hard find. The longer am IN the business
the more am convinced that there is no article 10 tue
world which men think they know much about
but in reality know little OF az cigar feel
perfectr safe saying that Lot one man IN hnndred
can tell good cigar hen ne sees II, or even when ho
smokes it. oh, OF course, you en- keIs won admit
that have au exalted opinion OF my own knowledge
of the subject I've bee the business over twenty
years aud vet would venture 10 assert with any
decree of assurance whether cigar was q domestic
one or an Havana.
The irnag inaton works almost extensively in the
smoking of cigar it does in the construction OF
novel have proven this to my own satisfaction
AGAIN and again Sometimes. Just for the fun OF the
thing out few two tors quarters IN the hye-cent
nm and then watch the look OF disgust that comes over
tie faces OF the patrons OF that box as they light
these Npensi,e brands Sometimes they Will actually
throw the more costly cigars away. On the otter
hand I've seen the two-tor-a-quarter customer
enjoy the aroma of 6ve-cenJ-straight, which tor
Joke had put 10 his tavorite box.
The popu arty OF a certain cigar depends upon the
smokers liking tor that hayor. 10 OBTAIN varous
Aavors manufacturers have secret combinations OF
tohaccos and these numerous as the combina-
oo. OF the notes OF the usic scale sample one Is
a pennsylyania ner and Ha, ana seed or Sumatra
wraDper An honest ten-cent cigar Is made up oil
Connecticut Pennsy, ania, or Wisconsin, binder with
an havana filler and Havana Sumatra wrapper.
Havana seed is the seed OF Havana tobacco grown In
this country mild torn OF imposition Is TO mix the
Havana iller with domestic tobacco Few smokers
or dealers know the difference. There Is no business
in which good name is worth more than IN mine
nace that mas the reputation OF handling good stock
can sell almost an, thing. Taste in cigars Is most
Incentive ana a dozen men would have as many
Saerent opinions on the weed. Hence il is almost
mnoss,bIe 10 sell cigars on their merits. Many a"
sold simply on the advertising they receive