Telegram-herald., 1889-11-15


a. 8eo eases Tobacco has bsea xroUs
ia F1eriE2 Tor forty yeas ~ moFe. 1at
Is - anlF H1t1la ths l-ss les Fears EhAt
NcrfAern e4eltal ISIS. e. brae "a Z cAi4eg
sgr l4rgs clg4r a-4nafac1ilrers. have ia
Yestsc heavily RS land shere. ana s8Fen
tobaecs czItivaton - present impulse.
Florida tob4eco - good asal IKE
nasanA Indeed. it Is eaite natural
that it sh0ald be. as the lane lies
nearly the sane latitude sni tas abo4t
tLe sane u4tLr4l a1ysutages
"Whal - the Tensral splnioa amcnz
ths ls4dlBg tobacco msa 0lsh regard %
ths Northern states as . neld Tor .hs
proG table cgislFaslen IF southern yarls-
Ties % tobacco for RI araeef
y 90 miEht lust "a ~ell undertake 20
taEn Shrewsbury river oysters srto
Blue Points Or Delaware peaches into
those t1zt afs groWn or Long Island
a. 30 ate u Is - grew Southern tobacco
on hoFshs zen soil The Almighty has
- arranged matters thst one section
saolld produce oranges and another
p atoes. Climate and seasons sre all
dLsslm-lias TIE North l. exclusively
= nslC TOR the culture OF cigar leaf 70
bacco, as / have said The growth OF
tails industry has been checked By TIE
e0a4pertiea IA slm4trs tobacco IL IS
.earer than either native or Havana,
bat 10 goes further and. owing - ths
nature o. the leaf. more can be done
With ,umatra thzn with the Ike quan-
tIty Of any other tobacco il manuf4c-
turing cigars.
About 50 90, 600 pounds OF cigar leaf
are required % make our annual pro-
drct Of cigars. or little less thsn tWO
pounds each - every man, woman and
ehild Ia the United States. The 4. .0Og-
eCO, 0oO cigars manu- tactured would give
every member OF our sixty miillohs
population C60 each per annum, or, as
suming that there are twenty millions
% male smokers IN Uncle sam s domain,
they would be entitled 10 an average o.
I, 200 cigars piece an allowance OF
nearly ak weeds per diem.
Next 70 Germany and Turkey we are
fast getting 10 be the greatest nation Of
smokers on earth For our total do
nestle manufacture OF tobacco, We re-
Quire atoat 1SO,00o, 600 pounds, whicn
includes snu1, chewing, and smoking
also. What j. left over Of our leaf pro
Il 90 Is taken by foreign countries.
where 10 is evidently better appreciated
than 10 IS al home, less for its appear
ance than for its good quality.
Americans ought certainly 20 DO
qualified smokers, said the manufac-
rurer, and yet they are, OF all nations.
the least particular about the cigars
they use. They want the best Of
course, and they pay the best price. but
seldom get the article. You see, there
il an artistic as we'll as a commercial
way Of looking at tobacco. II | know,
70 surety, where certain grade OF to-
bacco Is grown. | can tell pretty safely
what its true quality and bouquet win
be. Thus. We say that the leaf raised
IN the Nuelta Abajo district IN Cuba
where the tobacco plantations run from
500 10 I, 600 acres each-iS very fine
and valuable grade because 10 is raised
on virgin soil and soes not require the
use OF fertilizers or anything TO make it
gross. The same argument could be
applied 20 much Of our own tobacco in
the west and south, of course, but the
leaf would be altogether different in
consequence OF the variation in the
climate. But If know that consign-
ment of leaf is the growth OF a certain
section Of excellent land. which is cul-
tivated by a skilled raiser. then | am
morally certain that | nave a good ar
ticle that viii repay smoking"
What is the principal difference
between Havana, Sumatra and native
leaf tObacCO?'
oh. you can detect il at once. See;
the Havana leaf is dark, smooth, glossy
and rich in natural oil, like piece OF
old satin; some OF il beautifully faded
into deep brown. Tho fibre
is strong, but not coarse ana
the general texture of the leaf such
a. one would expect TO find in that lati-
tude. The Sumatra leaf is finer.
lighter, thinner and glossier; like a
piece of China silk, but more opaque;
wiry, yet smooth. and for all the world
ike the surface of q cocoon. The lbre
is delicate 20 a degree. Our own article
IS strong. darl, and frequently coarse:
but il Is very honest tobacco, and will
stand the test we'll. IL is really Hav-
ana. toned down and acclimated.
Havana is like an Oriental prin-
cess, rich, beautiful and gorgeOusly
clad; Sumatra IS a meretricious creature,
snowy and deceptive, and leaving a
sting behind wherever she touches, and
American is Just like a sturdy worS-a-
day, honest descendant OF the Puritan
stock, with a dash OF the tawny Indies
thrown in: sound reliable, sweet and
wholesome. TOO.
How would I choose a cigar? Well:
I would Bicl, out a Havana wrapper and
Connecticut fller, moderately dark; |
would cut of the point and wet II with
nv lips before lighting L. Then |
would olle it 70 the end AZ a sitting.
Very aid cigars may not be spoiled By
going ont AID relighting again after
having been laid aside. but the major
ity o. tho grades in common use VIII
not stand being smoked more than once.
They turn bitter. and all the nicotine
in tie leaf comes 20 the fire and irri
tatcs the tongue. That is probably the
reason why people. who are constantly
indulging i'm dry smoke. and who
keep q partially smoked cigar in their
lips are inflicted with inlamed palates
and cancer. can't think of any other
cause for IT, They would escape all
danger aY blowing through the cigar.
on rel ghtinr 2. or else bv throwing Il
away as soon as IN ceased go burn.
DAVID NFCusLER
tDid NOS Hurt tho Poem.
That poem you ruhli-hed tlis morn