The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10
CHARACTER IN SMOKING.
The Ideas Of Woman Who Has Been
sizing p the Other Sex unawares.

According to a mans manner OF smoking
! you shall know him, is the opinion of keen
observer of habits and characteristics.
Let him gnaw at the end of his cigar and
roll it between his lips and you may depend
he is cynical, likely to look always on the
wrong side of human nature and not to
trust any one completely.
The man who smokes with his cigar tilted
upwards has the traits that make for sue
cess. is brisk. aggressive and likely to
triumph over interference with his wishes.
The smoker who guards his cigar jealousy
and will smoke it almost up to the point of
charming his molstache or burning his nose
is a tactician, scheming. self-seeking and
with an intense desire for power.
The cigar tilted toward the chin denotes
the day dreamer the person who may have
ideas and ambitions but seldom the prac-
ticality to carry them out.
The cigar held steadily and horizontally in
dictates callous. calculating nature, strong
traits but poor principles the sort of man
who could be brutal with Indifference should
occasion arise.
Men who let their cigar go out and then
try to reiight it. also those who, after
SIN liking for a while let the cigar go out and
III n throw it away, are likely to be irrational
and without the capacity to put their powers
to use.
Men of quick. vivacicus temper hardly
touch the tip of their cigar with their teeth
and after taking two or three whiffs will
remove it and hold 1t in their hand in absent
! minded fashion. They are men who change
their opinions and ambitions often and re-
tluire the spur of novelty or necessity to
make them exert their best powers.
The man who, after lighting his cigar.
Il. mot mix hatw sat
but with two, three or four fingers Of his
left aand Is fastitlious and possessed OF
much personal pride, Such smoker will
often remove the cigar and examine the
lighted end to see il II il burning evenly and
steadily. Such actions indicate careful
ness, sagacity and character worthy OF
confidence and esteem.
The smoker who sends forth smoke
from both corners of the mouth in two
divergent puffs is croi chiefly and hard to
ge; along With, though he may have good
mental faculties.
The spendthrift, sometimes the adj
venturer, is declared by the act of biting
of the end of IA cigar. Lack of judgment
dislike to paw debts and not over-niceness
Of habits are declared by this practice
The pipe smoker who grips his pipe so
firmly between his teeth that marks are
left on the mouthpiece is ttlesome, of
tenacious of his opinions one way or
another
The pipe held so that it hangs some
what toward the chin indica, es the Iistless.
ambitioness person. who might stand up
to such responsibilities. as come to him,
but would never seek them or strive for
high place.
The man who fills his pipe hastily, hap
hazard fashion, and crlits irregular puffs
of smoke is of incautious, generous impulses.
the sort of man who is a good comrade
and has powers of entertaining. but whose
friendship is not Likely to be lasting nor
to warrant implicit confidence.
The man who fills his pipe slowly and
met hodically and smokes mechanically
and regularly is likely to be reserved
pruoent and good, dependable friend.
while not Of SNOWY exterior.
MANY smokers, no matter how many
cigar cases they have carry their cigars
in the upper left hand waistcoat pocket
This habit indicates love of self-indul-
gence and Discrimination to make the