Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-02-23
ABOUT GOOD CIGARS.

You Can Read Man from tho Kind Of
Cigars He Smokes Some Familiar
Names Of Cigars - HOW Men Act
When They Choose and Light Cigars
-Characipristtcs Of Common, lnvet.
crate Smokers.
New York fapcr.l
DO you smoke? If you do, why
not, at leisure. have a little chat about
cigars, cigarettes and smokers? But
l do not advise you to praise the
brand you are just now smoking. 1t
is too dark; it smells of yesterdays
damp atmosphere, its ashes are black
as a traitor, soul.
The treasures Of Havana, formerly
the exclusive enjoyment of the opu.
lent classes, are now within the reach
OF almost every one, and when crops
are short in Cuba, Mexico, Virginia
and the Carolinas supply the def.
cheney.
There are cigars OF many different
titles, must OF them highly sounding
like the Spanish hidaIgos by whom
they were named. There are Cayados,
Prensadcs, Trabucos, Londres, Re.
gueros, Pr'ncessas Cuballeros, Gre vas,
Principles de GALES, Flor Finos, Els
parteros, Commentaries, Cazadores,
Medals, Regalias, Simples, Regalias
de Ia Reina, Jenny Lind, Adelina
Patti, Divina Sarah, Imperiales, In
psraiores, Conchas, Bolivar, Li5er.
tadores, Conquistadores, etc.
1t is for the "conn oisse urs" to exer.
else their preferences and to contend
for the very b st. There are degrees
in tobacco as in wine, aud the Ha-
vana brand has its pedigree as has
Chateau Yquem nd Chambertin.
The "Figaro" or the "Hsnry Clay"
has each its peculiar aroma. In the
kingdom of tobacco as in the empire
OF love, among cigars rs among
women, there is always the eternal
and inevitable rivalry between the
blonde and the brunette, the dark and
the light, the strong and the mild;
but in the smok n, world, AS else.
where, if the brunetts are generally
strong the blondes are not always
mill.
now SOME MEN SMOKE
A true smoker must never select a
moist cigar, but at the same time he
must not take too dry one. AS the
Latin philosopher said, "in medic
tulissimus ibis"
The supreme felicity OF the smoker
depends also in great measure upon
the manner in which he lights his
cigar. To verify its peculiar aroma
one has first to draw the smoke
through the nose. TO recognize
regular smoker is an easy task-his
lips always bettay him. The man
who resolu,ely puts his cigar deeply
in his mouth is firm, decided man of
action, quick in movement, perhaps
brusquc, but generally good. hearted.
The youngs,cr who cuts the end of
the cigar with the teeth is rather in
soucian', careless OF future dental suf.
ferings. The baIdheaded young man
who calls for q penknife to cut the
end Of tie cigar is a man jud.cious in
council, me,hodical in his ways and
we'll balanced.
The one who places his cigar in an
amber holder is recherche in his tastes
and st. lish in his habits. The man
who holds it with a silver clasp is n
dude. The man fond Of light shaded
cigars is fond OF the ballet, light per>
formances, Olfenhnch music, comic
opera and shepherdesses in water
colors. He is also probably fond of
fishing and boating, is generally ro>
mantle and is considered as passion
ate wal,zer.
LIGHT AND DARK SMOKERS.
The one who prefers dark shaded
cigars may be supposed daring aud
fortunate gambler, an audacious and
successful lover, rather fond of Leo-
pold Robcr, aud Regnaut's vivid
pictures and Verdi's music; he is
partial to racing aud Wild hunting.
The man who buys his cigars with
out examination and only because they