The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-20
FACTS ABOUT CIGARS.
TOLD 81 a TO9AccoNlSr WHO
HAS STUDIED THE SUBJECT.

that haven't been told yet For in
stance. do You know that dry smoking
is on the increase? 4 dry smoke is max
ing away with the cigar without lighting
it-crunching, chewing. crushing away
ON it with the teeth until the last particle
Of juice is extracted
"What is the origin Of this habitY
asked the reporter, as he pulled away NJ
a fragrant Havana the cigar dealer had
passed over to him.
in nearly every case It begins with
heart scare. You see. in somo forms Of
dyspcpsi, the stomach distcnds with
wind and presses "a trinc against the
heart. Tho smoker turns pale "a he rc-
fleets that the red cogpusclos OF the blood
have become triangulatod. as his scien-
tiic doctor told him they would. and
now he must give up smoking if he
would live But giving up smoking Is,
with most tobacco users. far easier said
than done. Then comes the compromise
The frightened smoker holds the cigar in
his mouth but does not light IT, Every
nerve in his body isa-guivcr, and moth
ing but the extract OF tobacco will allay
that nervousness The teeth press down
upon tie unlightei torch, the nicotinous
fluid starts This ia q dry smoke. The
man soon learns 20 like IL. and tho habit
grows upon him just as thc real fire
smoke habit had done. But ho IS no bet
ter OIL Tie ectsfully as much tobacco
into his system bs that practice "a 10y the
othor-in many cases more
"Cn man get Away with many ci-
gars in that wayE
IL should say SO. have a customer
"a we'll known attorney-who buys
daily box Of twenty-five imported lIa-
yana cigars. for which ho pays me $3.50,
or eighteen cents apiece. lie is wealthy
and can afford the expense. He dry
smokes these cigars pretty thoroughly,
too. haye another custOmer-a real
estate broker. and one of the most cont
nmionahlc and sociaole OF fclloWs-whc
'uys thirty-iivo straight tcn-cent domes-
tie cigars cyory morning, and hc smokes
every one of them himself Should lac
give one toa friend be buys another TO
take its place. lie Is systematic in all
things. ani hc will smoke no more and
no less than the number mentioned"
Tie reporter subsequently, saw this
broker who confirmed the statement.
and dcaicd that his nerves or his health
were in any wise affected hy tho large
numher of cigars he smoked
"N.ns whims anl capficos are shown
as decidedly in the matter Of cignis MS
in anything IN tho world A physician,
and "a popular one, too, smokes just
seven ci,ars day, no more and no less,
and they are of special brand. He has
smoked them for thirteen years. Dur
ing all this time. he assures me. be has
never smoked one more or ono less than
seven day. Physicians arc called out
so irrc.ularly that one would least ex.
pcci 90 find method in their ranks; yct
hc IN q regular hour for smoking. and
sill lct nothing interfere with it, lie
pays twenty-five cents al icco for his
cigars"
zig there such acute taste rs that in
cigars. Is it possible for man 70 be
educated up TO particular brand, 50
that he can enjoy no other|
"imasination plays biz part IN that
particular A certain brand which has
had big run viii suddenly grow un-
popular Smokers will declare the
quality has deprecated, but such IS not
tho case Any honest manufactures will
seek above an things TO maintain the
quality. It's Imagination | demon
stutcd that once 20 my entire satisfac-
ton had an excellent brand. which
for convenience I'll call the 'Escurial,
but it palicd on my customers taste
Knowing il % be- q splendid cigar, the
qcst qualTiy Of goods | carried. | got the
10 change the name to-
well. Do mo call IL The Amber and at
once those who had rejected it under an
other namc took 20 it handsomely. That
WAS q year ago. and ! have 10 more
popular cigar IN my entire stock.
"llas tie color Of the wrapper any
thing TO do with the strength OF cigarsT
1t has very little. You will observe
how small part Of tho weight it is. Il
is the filler, the great Inside bulk, which
determines the quality Of a cigars
strength, and not the binder or the
wrapper, neither OF which constitutes a
twentieth part OF the volume Of goods
used
Concerning favored Havana cigars
There it 3again. How often have !
heard self STYLED connoisseurs in import
cl cigars invite attention to the delight
fulpolfume in a certain brand and allege
that therein is the virtue OF the cigar.
Let me tell you there is not a manu-
facturer In Havana whoever did or ever
will export a scented cigar. They do
place stems in a hogshead and fill il with
water, and use tho water when il be-
comes imprcsnatol with the strength Of
the stems forthe sprinl.ling Of the toDac-
co when they work il But this Is done
% give slightly added strength to the
goods, not 10 perfume it, There is no
essence or extract on the face Of the
earth that can compare in excellence.
from tho smokers standpoint, with the
natural bouquet OF choice tobacco grown
in Cuba. Let ine get back to the wrap
per business 10 say this:
Don't you know that the Sumatra
wrapper is being used more and more
by domestic manufacturers, not TO impart
any distinctive flavor, or 10 give strength
or 10 take il away from the cigar. bus in
order 10 add TO its cOmeliness. the leaf boz
ing very smooth and pretty: II the wrap
per affected the strength Of the cigar to
any extent. or interfered in any degree
with its flavor, manufacturers would not,
as they DO here daily in America, put
wrapper around filler OF inn
ported Havana tobacco which IS Of far
better quality aud Of moro desirable
strength. Chicago Herald.
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