The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-12-02
A CHAT ABOUT CIGARS.
FANCIES OF sMOKERS-sEAsICK TOBAC
CO-GOOD CIGARS NOT DOCTORED.

The Pittsburg Dispatch says ga
merican smoke with their eyes rather
than with their mouths" said Victor
Malaga, the Key West cigar manufac-
turer, yesterday. Il mean 10y this.
that in order to make cigar sell well
in America, it must look pretty. An
American will rot buy a cigar, no
matter how good material you use, if
its appearance is not pleasing to the
eye. Imagination plays great part
In the selection of a cigar. | have
seen people come in Il store and com-
plain about the appearance of cigar
protfered by the dealer. While the
customer was not looking. the dealer
picked another cigar from the same
box and asked him how he liked this.
That's just what want. Now in the
future | want you always to give me
this cigar. 1t just suits me- Then
other customers have an idea that a
light wrapper indicates mild cigar
The wrapper has little to do in max
ing a cigar either mild or strong. as
the filler in light cigar might be
stronger than that of dark cigar. 1t
is !, peculiar fact that il man can't
Judge q cigar in the dark. This shows
where Imagination comes in again.
1t is stated that if it was not for the
light person smoking in the dark
"ould not know whether his cigar
was burning or net.
''When | was in Havana | saw two
orders of 5000 cigars each that had
been made for the ear of Russia aud
the prince of Wales. The high class
foreigner smokes cigars about double
the size that the American does. The
cigars made for the czar and the prince
OF Wales were six inches long and
cost ST. piece in Havana. The labor
of making each cigar cost zoe. and on
account of the great care necessary in
tie selection, the wrappers cost 13c Il
piece. The wrappers were the finest
leaves from the Vuelta Abajo district.
4 small section Of property which pro
ducrs the finest tobacco in the world
Il have often been asked why cl-
@ars made III other places out Of Hav-
ana tobacco, are not equal to those
rhade in Key West Tie reason is
this: We get our tobacco direct from
Cuba and make the cigars under al
most the same conditions of atmos-
phere as Havana. 1t is damp and
there Is no opportunity given for the
aroma Of the tobacco to evaporate and
dry out. Our cigars on sea voyage
get seasick, the same as person, and
give out a greasy slime. When the
cigars first arrive in New York they
are not tit to be set out, but must be
exposed to the air for ten davs until
the slime evaporates. Dry climates
are not suitable for manufacturing ci-
9ars, as the flavor dries out.
Cigar manufacturers are becoming =
very extravagant Ill getting up their
labels. Competition has become 50
keen i'll making Il box look elaYant
that as high as $50 is paid for labels
for 1909 cigars. 1t is to be commend
ed that vu!garity is to be done away
With in labels. The use of m dest
portraits of popular actr. sse> has be-
come il fad. Most of the labels are
made in Germany. where. it >tcn.S,
the manufacturers are able 10 gel het
ter results for their money. he la
bels for 1000 cigars rarely cost less
than 80 cents. Another tad anon.
the manufacturers il pottin9 thirtceii
cigai> up IL Il small toA t,r tan
trade \ short ,l.me ago tins 'v>'8.d
have been thought the height II ia
prudence, owing to the supers ltlon
regarding the number Is.
"A great many smokers consider
that little light specks on the wrappe.
of cigar indicate good article,
Very few know how those specks set
thele. If on hot day when the sun
has been beating down on the tobacco
plants sudden thunuer shower
should come up and sprinkle the
leaves with the immense drops of rain
SO common in Cuba, and it should