The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15
HOW TO SMOKE YOUR CIGAR.
Your Manner of Doing It Said to In
 dicate Your Character.

Exchange.
 "Cigarology" is the title of a new art, the rules Of which have heen formulated after years of study hy a European phy- cholo gist. It's object is to reveal char ac- ter. and the claim is made that in no ( ther way can the character of stran- ger be more readily discovered than by observing the manner Tn which he smokes. The reason is because in society all per- sens conform more or les to loEg-estab- lishcd rules and thus there is very little difference between one person and an- other.
 No rules. however. have been laid down as to the manner in which a man shall smoke, and, as no two men smoke in exactly the same manner, 1t Is possible, says the inventor of this new art. to learn the character Of every smoker whom ona may meet.
 Here are the rules to be observed. and they apply to all persons. whether they smoke pipes, cigars or cigarettes:
 The man who hol1s the pipe carelessly in the corner of his mouth, letting it hang down. is nonchalent indolent per- son. and on the otner hand, the man who grasps it so firmly between his teeth that marks are left on the amber mouthpiece is nervous and highs;rung.
 Generosity, courtesy and loyalty are the characteristics of man who ills his pipe recklessly and rapidly and who sends forth irregular puffs of smoke, but, admirable though his character is in these respects, his friendship is not likely to last very long and implicit confidence should at no time be placed in him. Coldncss, reserve and caution are, on the contrary. the salient characteristics of a man who fills his pipe slowly and method ically. and who smokes with the regu- iarity of an automaton.
 The results, however. obtained from a pipe are not by any means equal in value to those which are furnished by cigar.
 Many smokers carry their cigars in the upper left-hand pocket of their vests, and the sole reason why they do so is be- cause they want to have them at hand whenever they feel a desire to smoke. They must have a dozen c.glr cases. yet they will not use them simply because it takes little longer to open case and take cigar out of 1t than it does to take 8 cigar from the vest pocket. In other words, these men are disincined at any time to make any gesture which Is not absolutely necessary.
 Of quite different type are those who bite off the end of the cigar with their teeth. Prodigals and devil-may-care fel- lows they are, and woe to him who loans them any money excspt on the best se- curity. Cigars, the ends of which are bitten off in this manner, are very likely to unroll and the time must be spent in arranging them; moreover, very often they cannot be arranged and must be thrown away-all of which, 1t is claimed, Is con- vincing proof that men who act thus set no value on time or money.
 Fastidious men, after lighting their cigars, holI them not Isnlv between their teeth and their lips. but also with two, three. four or even all the fingers of the left hand. and. after smoking for a while, they remove them from their mouths and examine the lighted ends carefully to see if everything is in order, and especially If the fire Is burning stead fly and evenly. Men who act thus never waste any words, and are generally shrewd and prudent, As a rule they are worthv of confidence. which cannot be said of those who send forth the smoke from the two corners of their mouths in two divergent jets. since they are eccen- tric and unreliable.
 Men who are quick-tempered or Of a lively temperament hardly touch the tip of the cigar with their teeth and after two or three puffs they take it from the mouth and hold it in the hand. In other matters they act similarly; that is. they do everything by fits and starts and find 1t impossible to adhere very long to any fixed course of action.
 Absent minded men. on the other hand, frequently let the c'.Tar go out, and, If they are not very choice in their taste, try to light 1t again. Akin to them are the men who after smoking for while. let tho cigar go out and then throw 1t away-an infallible sign. according to the inventor of 'clgarology" of mind which may be very intutive, but which Is cer- tanly not able to reason well or logically. They, however, are admirable persons, when compared with those who at any time have the misfortune to place the lighted end of the cigar in their mouth. The mere fact that they commit such a blunder is said to be evidence Of extreme thoughtlessness. and for this reason sen- sible persons are cautioned not to have anything to do with them.
 cigar tilted upward in the direction of the nose is said to be an unerring token of an energetic and impatient char acter, and on the contrary, cigar which is held in the opposite direcuon-namely. Inclined toward the chn-is said to be- token melancholy and the habit of in dulging in day dreams. Finally, cigar which Is held steadily in horizontal direction is an index of sang froid. in- difference, and very often of unscrupd- lousness and want of character.
 That a mans profession "r trade may, in many instances, be learned from the manner iu which he smokes. the ln- ventor of "cioarology" maintains and as a proof of the truth of this statement he points out that politicians. as rule. iealously guard a cigar between their lips, and smoke it until it burns their nose and mustache. both of which acts are to be expected from men who are, as class. rather selfish and greedy. By similar reasoning he claims that persons who enaw and roll with their lips the end Of a cigar until it becomes q shapelesS lump are extremely suspicious and rarely put connIefe trust in anyone.