The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-11-06
SEEN IN SMOKING.
Habits and Temper ram emit of Men e.
VeaIed in Their Manner of
Using the Weed,

| lated AFTER years OF study by Euro
! pear Psychologist. Its object is to re-
veal character, and the claim is made
that in no other way can the character
of stranger be more readily discov-
cred than by observing the manner in
which he smokes. The reason is be-
cause in society all persons conform
more or less to long established rules,
and thus there is very little differ
ence between one person and another,
says the New York Herald.
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, it is pos-
sible, says the inventor of this new
art, to learn the character of every
smoker whom one 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 holds his pipe careless
ly in the corner of his mouth, letting
1t hang down, is nonchalant, indolent
| person, and, on the other hand, the
man who grasps it so firmly between
his teeth that marks are left on the
amber mouthpiece is nervous and high
strung.
Many smokers carry their cigars in
the upper left-hand pockets of their
| vests, and the sole reason why they do
so is because they want to have them
at hand whenever they feel desire
TO smoke. They may have dozen
cigar cases, yet they will not use them,
SIMPLY because it takes little longer
to open case and take a cigar out
OF it than it does to take a cigar from
the vest pocket. In other words, these
men are disinclined at any time to
make any gesture which is not abso-
lutely necessary.
Of a quite different type are those
who bite off the end of the cigar with
their teeth. Prodigals and devil
may-care fellows they are, and woe
TO him who loans them any money
except on the best security. Cigars,
the ends of which are bitten off in
this manner, are very likely to I'M
roll, and time must be spent in ar
ranging them; moreover, very often
they cannot be arranged and must
be thrown away, all of which, it is
claimed, is convincing proof that
men who act thus set no value on
time or money.
Fastld1ous men, after lighting
their cigars, hold them, not only be-
tween their teeth and their lips, but
also with
with all the fingers on the left hand,
and, after smoking for awhile, 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
steadily and evenly. Men who act
thus never waste any words and are
generally shrewd and prudent. As
a rule, they are worthy of con-
tidence, 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
eccentric and unreliable.
Men who are quick tempered or
of 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 mat
tiers they act similarly; that is, they
do everything by fits and starts and
find it impossible to adhere verv
long to any fixed course of action.
Absentminded men, on the other
hand, frequently let the cigar 90
out, and, if they are not very choice
in their taste, try to light it again.
Akin to them are the men who, after
smoking for awhile, let the cigar 90
out and then throw it away-an in
fallible sign, according to the in
ventor of "cigarology" Of a mind
which may be very intuitive. but
which is certainly 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 cigar in their mouth. The mere
fact that they commit such a blum
der is said to be evidence of extreme
thoughtlessness, and for this reason
sensible persons are cautioned not to
have anything to do with them.
A cigar tilted upward in the direc-
ton of the nose is said to be an
unerring token of an energetic and
impatient character, and on the
contrary, cigar which is held in
the opposite irection-namelv. in
clined toward the chin-is said to
betoken melancholy and the habit of
indulging in day dreams. Finally, a
cigar which is held steadily in
horizontal direction is an index of
sang-froid, Indifference and verv
often of unscrupulousness and want
of character.
That a mans profession or trade
may, in many instances, be learned
from the manner in which he
smokes, the inventor of "cigarology"
maintains, and as proof of the truth
of this statement he points out that
politicians, as a rule, jealousy guard
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 a class rather selfish and
greedy. By similar reasoning he