Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-31

IN Germany rher> ss . Very Intimate oo~-
ncction Betwesa Thcsn-

q. Germany rhers t . Very Intimate Co..
nection Between Them
From the ohicsso Times.
Cigars and cigarettes are cosmopolitan. bss
pipe represents . race" No one can douis
il who watches German smoke. His selss-
ton OF pipe is no small matter. He h-s
gone through all the grad&,ions IN the art q
smoking-and il is an art in Gcrrasny--au8
gets 10 his pipe about the age Of forty. ID
becomes the comfort Of the middle age apd
the darling Of the old Il is fondlcd and
stroked and praised in no unstintsd styi..
IL is the inseparable companion Of the hearth
stone. and neither house. beer or story paper
can dethrone It.
ma n 8 mind by his style Of pipe. The picture
on the bowl IL usually the epitome of the
smokers youth. should il be the head OF the
reigning emperor be sure that patriotism 10 the
ruling passion. and If it bears picture Of .
wooded mountain side, skirted by q broad
river. surmounted by high tower, adorned
with the ruins of feudal castle, and perhaps
the inscription: ALI Heidelberg du Feline
the smoker is gallant well patriotic. recog-
nizes and enjoys life when he sees IL So doe
ne who selects the girl with the wine glass AID
the inscription; "wer Liebt NIGHT weib, Wen
| und GeesaneY"
The memory OF HIS youthful pleasures comes
oAck with the sight of his pipe HIS fret ca
4 Il
mas heiped TO strip of the ends OF Herr Papss
cigars and place them carefully in the httle
i s case that was always found in the pa
,ernai pocket Later on he has watched tie
Dig pipe send forth clouds Of tobacco SMOKE
from its big bowl and Ionged for the day vhsu
ooh OF nttie dry yellow cigars would lie be-
side his plate. That day ne would be eighteen
he would begin to be man. What joyi
v, course, with the German boy the first
smoke is family affair, and il not as .piev
as the stolen smokes of the American womb
II Is robbed OF its sickeuing eject by Her
Papas watchful care. The cigar is light =
straw. clean and fragrant, harmless as a stiek
Of candy.
During the first years Of his experience the
German young man smokes rather xpensivelF
Two-cent cigars are his limit aud this IL consl.l-
| cred pretty high life in Germany. where 10 IL
| thought disloyal for an ordinary citizen 20
allow his time cigar bill to run higher than
statesmans. 1t is said bismarck keeps within
the bounds Of Sc for his.
These two bent cigars are infinitely better
than our high-priced Ones inasmuch ~
tobacconist will not FOR any consideration al
low cigar TO leave his store till II shall haze
been seasoned at least three or four months.
Consequently the German youth may puff bis
castles of smoke IN the air all day long withoat
injury to his heart or head or qualms OF oos-
science about his nervous apparatus.
When the young German becomes a uni
yersity freshman he Is apt 90 raise the price q
| his cigars 10 a cent extra. Once in a dAy Re
takes big curved pipe with the picture of .
scantily clothed German beauty on the porce-
lain bowl and tries a few puffs-this not fire.
quently. The pipe is oftener found on the well
In these days. In the days when students wore
topboots and swords and fought pitched battles
IN the streets for new fatherland or students
rights the great pipes were trademarks of ace
I've university men. The active freshman sue
cumbs TO the seduction of the two and one-hsf
cent cigar now.
About the second freshman term, however,
the student begins 20 cut down his expenses,
his tobacco bill included. A quarter of a cent
at time he grades down tail at his fourth
term he arrives at the celebrated Heidelberg
nve-piennig cigsr'-one cent of American cur
rency-yet the hve-pfennig cigar is far frofn
bad Ii Is about half as long a mans middle
nnger, round and very thick in the middle. 10
costs the dealer about 30 cents per 100. The
Heidelberg dealer sells nothing else; he caters
only TO students. An American would have .
bad quarter of an hour unless provided win
his favorite weed.
The student becomes prosperous after has-
ing been graduated; he takes again to two and
one-half cent cigars, and smokes them till lie
reaches the age OF forty or forty-fye, when be
begins his pipe-smoking career.
To understand how important the art q
smoking Is and what q large part il PLAYS in
the nations life one has but to look at the par
aphernalia OF a German smoker. Every ole
Carries cigar case, a cigar clipper. q match
sale and a little leather box for the cigar tips
The cigar case IL Indispensable, because the
cigars are SO dry they would crack TO pieces n
carried loosely IN the pocket. For the same
reason the clipper is wanted. Then the smoker
wants TO keep the tips. They are collected by
society Organized for the purpose in each
province aud are sold back TO the manufactures
for the benefit Of charitable institutions. Thea
a match safe Is necessary, since German eta
quette forbids carrying anythihg-kniis,
| money matches-uncovered in the pocket.
No wonder he resents any attempt at taxa
ton OF tobacco. whole group of industries
are bound up with the enjoyment of his smoke.
whether from a two and one hAlf-cent cigar ~
the Neichselholz stem that he holds as dear -
the wedding ring.