The Helena independent., 1892-08-25
kRETTEs ARE DRUGG[D
N
snce Of the Poisonous Conn
ounds Long Suspected TO Be
In Them.
or Three Brands Dosed 90
Heavily q 10 b DAM
gerous,


. "a z 4 L
m the Favorite Drug. = stinuisnt
arcotle-v -valsrian Also Usedr-Ehsct
ON the system.
"a one expert tobscco buyer: "You
state with confidence that all cigar
made In this country are dragged.
the exception Of the brands turned
or Spanish consumption and exported
south Amsrioa and elsewhere. The
lish people dol not like druggsd tobacco.
diffessnt with consumers In the United
b. They prefer cigarettes that have
TO greater or less extent sophisti-
]. Accordingly the makers suit their
not 10 the demand. But any one who
Judge OF tobacco can distinguish BY
ring the cigarettes that they are i'm
Some Of them, including two or
particularly popular kinds, are dossd
pavily that consider them positively
Rsrous. S II
Zach manufacturer ef cigarettes has his
secret combination Of tobaccoss. None
hs brands ON the market 10 composed OF
kind only. Tho recipe 10 not divulgsd
ids Of the arm. Bus this u not al. 4
original mixture il merely I basis for
Rcial Aavoring. To begin with, various
ntial oils are added. Tho list Of these
ndes rose, rose gsranium. vanilla bean,
ka bean and licorics root. These in.
lisnts arc added after the tobacco leaves
bsen chopped into shrsds in readiness
rolled into cigarettes. Finally, the
ticular drug chosen, in the shape OF
ID solution, IL sprayed on the material
an atomizsr, while the tobacco 10
red and mixed. Ths quantity employed
sry carefully Judged. % many drops be-
allowed for each cigarette. ] cannot
htion to you sll the drugs that are used
lRarsttes for obvious reasons; but there
doubt that opium, valsrian and Gamma
indica are utilized to the largest extent.
bh manufacturer may be said to create Q
cial drug habit among those who smoke
brand, DO that they are not satisfied
b any other" ;,
the charge that the papsr with which
hrsttss are wrapped 10 d ugRed 10 as un-
% II ID untrue. Is - in truth the puiest
Ia Of paper made, and the superstition
y IL oan do any smoker harm i non
sical. There can be no object IN poison
il whom the drugs can be put into the
Sacoo 20 much more easily, and to do 90
hid dissolor il. OF course it 10 not
|oe paper" There 10 no such thing As
Y paper. The eo-called ric8 paper Tint
Tvs from China 10 simply the white pith
= plant out into thin slices. When bent
khtly IL breaks, being very brittle. Cigar
: paper 10 manufactured from rags. The
st Of IL 10 produced In France. tho pro-
}sss employed being kept secret. and
material used il new linen rags. the re-
% from tho making OF shirts and other
sn Rarmsnts, which is : very great an
etry in Belgium. Cuban cigarettes are
IN sorts OF cotton rags and shipped to
kyana In big rolls. Try to burn piece
ht, and II Il consumed ~ q SOAP Of this
|wspaper would b, with much char and
hood deal Of smell. On the other hand,
Il may discover by experiment. that a
bcs OF the best French cigarette paper
khtsd at one corner and hold by the op-
|site corner bstwesn the fingers burns
|thout char to nothing but a very small
hch Of white ash that has neither smell
s taste. The papor with which many
kvana oigsrsttes are wrapped 10 made to
bk like tobacco by soaking it in solu.
Of cigarettes claim to use
8 very finest qualities of tobacco. 1t Ia
lpossible that this should be true. because
~ could not do it without losing money.
bthinp more than 4 pair of scales IL
Ieded 10 denonstrate this prop
package Of the best cigarettes, containing
Eenty, weighs % much % four moderate.
ked ciears-that 10, It includes % much
|baooo. But, - everybody knows, first"
lie cigars cannot be purchased ut four
|nts apiece. The best Virginia tobacco
|sts nearly ~ much ~ the imported
svana. Furthermore. the processes en-
|oysd in making cigarettes are elaborate
ia the machinery is enormously expensive
|appily. il il practicable to do much more
! artifics with chopped tobacco than can
done with tobacco leaves for cigars. 80
q ingenious cigarette maker buys cheaE
|aterial, 40 he must do to gain proht. and
|yes it . pleasant flavor with essential oils,
STING in such quantity Of opium or valer-
n Al NAV be calculated to pleasantly
Iothe the nerves OF the smoker and induce
pleasant state of feeling. Incidentally
! introduces certain amount of Riycsr-
le to keep the tobacco moist, although II
Irns into acroloin when burned. and irri-
ties the throat of tho consume. making
Opium Is doubtless tho favorite drug fol
Qarsttsa. Il il olasssd in the pharma-
bpoeia 40 ''stimulant mai cotic." In mod
rate dosss IL quiekens the pulse. inviRorate
,s muscular system, enlivens the senses
inmates the spirits and gives energy to tn
faculties. More OF It sxcite
10 brain to intox icntion and delirium. ane
ne excitation aubsidin0 shortly delight,
ii placidity Of mind follows and "the in
ividual, insensible to painful Impressions
nbmits himself to . on rent of undehnss
nd disconuected but pleasing fsneies, be
10 conscious OF NO other Feeling than ON
{ vague snioyment." Finally all con.
sss il lost In sleep and on wakinl
here is headache and nausea. The fenrfu
ffects Of the practice of taking opium Of
he intellectual faculties and physical pow
"a need mot be dwslt upon hess.
Valsriau 10 distilled from the root OF
Arge hsrbacsous plant thas grows wild al
yer Europe. II acts powerfully upon tn
srvous system. being In small doses gen
le and most delightful stimulant. Grea
Quantities induce drowsy feeling. heavi
less and feeble pulse. A dulling OF th
Intellect and other unplensant consequence
afiiict the victim OF this druI
'Cauuabis indica" 10 made from the fiowe,
M tops OF the female plants OF the Esl
udia hemp, which is merely variety c
rdinary hemp. The tops arc made int
,undlss and sold in the bazanrs. On thsi
urface 10 q resinous sxudation, which
c..,od off and preparsd in various wavI