New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03

Justice David Brewers fierce denunciation OF
the cigarette, the grief which he expressed
for publication few days ago on learning
that William Trayers Jerome was addicted to
the consumption of tobacco in this particular
form and Ids zpronouncement. with all the au-
thority pertaining TO membership OF that most
august body in America, the Supreme Court OF
the United States. that the popular District At
torney of New-York could never hope to attain
the CHEF rnagistracy of the Republic unless he
abandoned the pernicious practice is likely to
lead TO such widespread discussion that 1t may
he well TO survey the field abroad. and TO en-
deavor TO gather instruction on the subject from
the examples afforded by the rulers of the old
world.
To most of them the notion that the use OF
the nicotine herb in the form Of a cigar, cigar
cite, q pipe or even of snuff is detrimental to
the efficient exercise of their duties as chief of
the state and as controller of the destinies Of
The people subject to their rule will be an al
together novel proposition. and the only mon
arch by whom it is likely to be entertained
seriously is the Negus of Abyssinia, that Is 10
say, the sovereign of an Ethiopian nation whose
Christianity is of so low and degraded an order
as to be but one remove from paganism- ana
to whom civilization. as We understand it, Is as
yet an almost wholly closed book In Abys-
sinja. smoking in any form is regarded as a
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penalties least among which was until short
time ago. and probably still is, the slicing off
Of the Inns and Of the nose of the offender. Un-
der the circumstances Abyssinia can scarcely
be said to offer a promising field for American
enterprises such as the Tobacco Trust, though
r. the Negus who claims descent in a direct
line from King solomon and the Queen of sheba'
could be persuaded to become q convert TO the
weed and to develop a liking for tobacco us
properties might exercise q soothing influence
upon the savage breast of this bloodthirsty Al
Tico-Christian potentate, VINO. IKE ms SUI
jects, eats his meat raw.
Now that the great and good Queen Nictori@
has been laid 10 her rest. 1t may be questioned
whether there is to-day a single royal palace
IN Furope which is entirely free from the ira
GRANGE OF tobacco. With the exception OF queen
Wihelmina of Holland. of the crazy King OF
Bavaria. and of the Sultan of Turkey at STAN
bout every now regnaut monarch is adoicteo TO
tobacco Emperor William, VINO possesses inc
most striking individuality and interesting chdI
aCter of any of the rulers in the Ola "olAu'
smokes cigarettes in large numbers. lheS az
Of exceptionally big size, and are made espe-
risli,, TO- hin, in the suburbs of Berlin 1t is
no secret that the weak point of the Kaiser
pbvsioue &c his throat At any rate, the laTyIiA
IS the organ Of his body to which his physicians
anJ he himself devote their greatest care anu
attention Yet his doctors, who INCLUDE some OF
the most famous specialists IN the "ollo' 'ilei
no objection 10 his smoking OF cigarettes
tie contrary. they approve of the habit regard
ing it in the light of wholesome sedative- ana
when one reviews the absolutely Phenomena
progress which Germany has made not merely
in q military and naval sense, but more eS-
pecially in every branch of trade ana lhousely'
under his direction and through his lniuauVe
f. can hardly be said that the cigarette mas IN
any way interfered with his activity ana useiui-
ness. Under his auspices Germany mas Il rams
formed herself from an agricultural into manu-
featuring nation, and to-day is the prlnc'pai
Competitor Of England and the United States In