Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-28

Loaded" cigars a. Instruments Of
mirth provoking torture. are like to come
! into more general Use among practical
lukerS on account Of a new method Of
| manufacture which lessons the danger Of
/ the explosions \ small cartridge II pow
/ der, inserted in the middle of cigar was
able to furnish large amount Of hIlarlty,
but il was likely to damage the eyeSlght
! of the unsuSpeCtlug smoker who had been
selected as a victim by the jukcrS serious
{ accidents, followed by -ult, for damages,
made the old style loaded cigar uupopu-
( lar When a man who has been known
to indulge in fun at the expense Of his
/ friends offered cigar Of the finest brand
To an acquaintance he was Obliged To an
swer such questions as will ii 20 of" OF
(which way shall point it, \ man with
the reputation as a joker could keep box
Of cigars open in his Office with safety.
| His friends would be sure To think that
articles left exposed in such a tempting
way were dangerous 10 fool with.
| Recently some manufacturer has
adopt ed a method Of loading cigars Of
| certain brand with a chemical cartridge
which takes fire soon after the weed IS
| lighted. There is no sudden explosion
which skaters the wrapper and sends
/ tiOns, but from the end Of the cigar
stream Of fire shoots out TO a distance OF
/ about three feet in direct line Il makes
! a man look for few seconds aS if he were
| a gas-tank and held piece of broken gas
/ pipe in his mouth. The man is in no dan
/ ger so long As he keeps still and lets the
/ cigar sputter away To hold the weed
| firmly in the teeth at such a moment is =
| better test of a mans nerve than to hang
! on to the end of burning Roman candle.
| The chief danger to be feared Is that some
man may drop cigar and start confia-
/ grafton if ne attempts to smoke indoors.
| An UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT.
! In one department Of the city govern
ment the clerks have found much amuse-
ment lately in dealing out cigars Of the
new brand and waiting for the display Of
| pyrotechnics They suddenly abandoned
| that form Of diversion few days ago, On
/ account Of an unexpected accident One
| Of the clerks had presented a cigar TO an
/ official but il had been consigned 10 the
/ officials pocket until a more convenient
time for smoking. That time came when
| the official got on the front platform Of a
! street car and borrowed light" from a
! stout German. Two heads were close to-
| gether, and the official was sucking the
| fire from the end of the German half
| burned weed when there was tizZ hks
that which attends the flight Of a sky
rocket. \ stream Of fire played directly
! into the Germans face. scOrching his
| cheek and Obliterating one large, red side
/ whisker in an instant. The German
| Jumped off the car with q howl Of an
| -,uish. He was followed by the aston
| I,hed official who began to make an
| apology.
You make one pig joke screamed the
| German, but haf You arrested
The official was Obliged to show his
! shield and give the name Of the clerk who
| furnished the obnoxious cigar before the
| German would believe his explanation.
| \ day or two later the clerk received a
| letter from the Germans lawyer stating
hat a suit for damages had been author
jZed. Fearing that his position in the de-
partment would be forfeited If the facts
came 10 the notice OF a commissioner, the
clerk made haste to settle. The sum Of
money which was needed as a salve to the
Germans outraged feelings made a big
hole in the clerks monthly pay. Warned
| bv his experience. the other clerks have
since been experimenting with cigars
loaded" only with the teeth extracted
from rubber combs New York Tribune.