The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-07
ECONOMICAL SMOKING.
Spaniards Appear 10 DO a Good Deal
oft Without Using Much Tobacco.

1t IS a saying familiar 10 every trav-
eller south OF the Pyrenees that every
one smoke IN Spain men and women,
old and young, rich and poor. mat
this IS the case an travellers agree, and
it might reasonably be- supposed, too,
that. as n result of what is a national
habit there would bc an enormous con-
sumption Of tobacco IN Spain, more es-
pecially I'm view OF the fact that PRIOR
10 the breaking out OF the revolution me
average tobacco crop Of cuba was 0hWy
bales Of more than 100 pounds each, ana
that Porto Rico and the Philippine Isl-
ands have also exported large quantities
OF tobacco there being sent from Manila
in an ordinary year. when peaceable con-
dftions prevail 100 10000 cigars. eXclu-
sive of 900 000. 100 cigarettes and 900 tons
of cut tobacco. Smoking being q gene
raj habit in Spain. the Spanish colonies
or former colonies being notable FOR
their tobacco exports and the policy OF
the Spanish government having been as
tinctly favorable TO smoking, IL might
naturally seem as n Spain in this partic-
ular. at least should take high rank
among the countries OF Europe such,
however does not appear 10 be the case.
for. leaving out Scandinavia there is
only one country I'm Europe that uses less
tobacco I'm year thau Spain does, ana
that country IS Italy.
When te consumption per inhahitant
* taken as "a basis of comparison. the
position Of Spain is seen 10 be an insis-
nifcaut one. for there IS actually Jess to-
baccO used per iuhabitant I'm spain than
in Scotland where cigar smoking Us rare
and cigarette smoking almost unknown.
The figures per inhabitant in ounces,
taking the average OF several years, are
as follows I'm the countries named. Hol-
gium G.. Germany. 20. Austria-Hungary
A.: Scandinavia. 30; France, -; England.
81: Spain. 60 In all public places, social
resorts restaurants cafes. railroad sta
TONS clubs. hotel corridors. and theatre
lohbies IN Spain. the atmosphere is SUR
charged with tobacco smokc-so much so
as 10 constitute n very Objectionable fca-
ture lu the view Of American tourists.
But Notwithstanding this large supply OF
smoke. II would seem as 30 tho consump-
ton OF tobacco dId not keep pace with Dr..
The explanation of the matter U.s. Drob1-
bly, found in this that Spauiards as
rule smoke cigarettes I'm which tobacco
is an important but not exclusive ingre-
dent and that pipe-smOkIng is very little
known in that country The HOii3nder7
on the other hand who stand az the
head Of the list in the consumption Of to-
bacco. do not as "a rule smoke cigars
and seldom cigarettes. They smoke
popes and the consumption OF tobacco
I'm pipes would seem 20 bee relatively
larger than in cigars. Moreover. Spain
is dry country. Holland is a moist
country The consumption OF tobacco s.
usually found 90 be larger in damp than
in dry countries. and Dcrhaps-thOugh
there is no scientific authority for this
tobacco used in dry countries cmits more
smoke than tobacco used in damp coun-
tries But the fact remains that the
Standards consume very little tobacco
for a nation OF smokers.-New York Sun.