Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-28
POINTS ON

There are those who begin well and end
i'll. as. for instance, the platonic lover,
the common kitten, or the man who is
learning poker.
z There are also those who begin ill and
end we'll: notably among these Is the
young smoke
When I say that the young smoker be-
gins i'll, I do not refer to the nausea
which is supposed additionally to accom-
pany ones first initiation into tobacco.
The young man who watches smokers
first learns in this way the proper con-
duct af a cigarette and that it is not an
article of diet, and has enough strength
of mind to begin slowly, is never sick. |
would add that the nausea attendant
upon mistakes in smoking, Channel pas
sages, and excessive intoxication does not
seem to me to belong to humor: but that
there are those who, from their published
writings, seem to AVE the contrary pin
ion-even those whom we must respect.
Theyoung smoker begins i'll because he
begins in an atmosphere of lies and cow
ardice. Tradition provides the lies and
the smoker himself furnishes the cow
ardice. There is no reason why this
should be so, but in nine cases out of ten
it is so.
Tradition begins by teaching the young
smoker that his pins tobacco should be
kept moist. In the old days the manufac-
turer was able to oblige the young smok-
er in this respect more than is at present
possible. AS water costs less per ounce
than tobacco. this was very god for the
manufacturer: it also pleased the young
smoker. He liked to take it dripping out
of the tin foil, and if it was not already
afflicted with mildew, to place it in a jar
with a slice of apple or potato. When
sight and smell alike assured him that the
/ filthy mess was now unavoidable, he sigh
ii --l l.1- - 1,{= H. E% ! ,,,a-A
on believing that tobacco hould be kept
moist. He had probably read it in a book
published by a manufactures He still
uses the slice of apple. though he is fore
ed to buy his tobacco nowadays in some
thing like proper condition. Wet tobacco
gains nothing in flavor, and is much more
difficult to light and draw. The most
pleasant and most fre-smoking tobacco is
that which is dry but not dusty.
Space would fail me if 7 tried to tell n
1.-THE of the lies that tradition foists off on
the young smoker with reference to his
cigars. The first important lie that he ac-
| cepts for gospel is, probably, tina a cigar
with a paper sash on it is always better
than a sashless cigar. The manufacturers
!, remarked this. smiled, and obliged again.
Our LeStincha 1nfamia al fave paper
: sashes on them now. 1t costs the manu-
facturer less to put a paper sash on a bad
1 cigar than to provide a good one. Tradi-
! ton mas some sweet lhihsS 10 say, TOO,
: about the care of cigars. The young
. smoker learns with surprise mingled with
a pleasure that if he woul become a real
connoisseur he should keep his cigars IN
). tea. That sounds to anyone who does no,
happen to know anything about it, reck-
e less, aromatic, and not improbable. II;
takes the advice at once, and is careful t.
n let his friends know about it. I I'VE ney,
er been able to find out whether this i'm,
proyes the tea. It spoils the cigars. Ira
djtion also leads the unfortunate youns
man. in a desire to keep his cigars il
= good condition. to store them against
v hot chimney. A baked cigar. by the way
O is inst about as good as boiled claret. Oh
the question of cheroots of which on
II sees little nowadays tradition spoke var
a iously. 1t might advise one to put TIL