The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
THE CIGAR OR THE PIPE?
Nicotine brotherhood Waits Upon Man
Who Changed His Smoke.

The biggest club in New York. nv
merically considered is the Nicotine
Brotherhood said an old smoker at an
informal gathering on the upper West
Side. 1t has no charter and ite consitu-
ton and bylaws ara llnw1tten.
Il never knew anything about IL until
few weeks ago when concluded TO knock
OF on. cigars and take up the pipe. had
not tried pipe in nearly twenty years.
After | bad incidentally mentioned my
intentions a number Of my friends interested
themselves in suggesting what kind Of pipe
would give the best satisfaction. Every
thing from dudeen and cob 10 meerschaum
was suggested. The suggestions were fol-
lowed by numerous inquiries as to my
decision.
by come system Of telepathy the news
Of my intentions had spread. Every &C
quaintance have smokes 4 pipe. Each Of
them, whenever VIC met, wanted 10 know
if had bough, that pipe. One who lives
in Richmond Va. actually telegraphed
me to get a certain brand which be had
used for years
Finally l decided, Then the same lot
OF friends began Offering sugg stions as to
the sort OF tobacco 1 should burn. l never
weed on the market until bought a pipe
i bought no less than a dozen brands.
Every time met one OF the brotherhood
was asked what was smoking No mat
ter what / said was told that / had uade
a mistake, and each time l was told what
should have tried.
Il informed one Of my confidential friends
that | was smoking several different mix
lures He was Mortified.
You want 10 get one brand Of smok
ing tobacco. he said and stick 10 il. You
will never enjoy a pipe until you do
Il adopted hi suggest ion, in part. I
opened up one Of my iot ana began on Il
The result was that ] blistered the end Of
my tongue until ! could not articulate
distinctly
i laid this complaint before another
friend and hc said II not the tobacco.
but the pipe. He assured mo that an &C
Quaintance Of his who had used the same
sort Of pipe gave it up for fear Of bringing
on cancer,
/ quit tiat pipe and got another Il
failed 10 please several Of my friends. I
may say. incidentally. that II did not 2 lease
me NV tongue was worse than before
A pipe fiend then informed me that
smoked too much. He said I must take
about three smokes day Until ] got &C
customed TO the pipe
This was simply torture. ] am an In
NPttId1t FIuRhfFH II I 30 any one @LLl KING
am upset until get at Il
Another II my numerous advisers
looked at my tongue. took "A sau1nt AZ tho
pipe, and then investigated the tobacco.
He laid il all to the tobacco.
~ on want 10 smoke the miidcst tobacco
YOU can buy he said, until you get used
70 the pipe and then work gradually up
10 the stronger mixtures
AT last a new friend came upon the
scene He said i, was the stem. he told
me Of patent arrangement which con
tanned a cartridge as be called IT, that alb
sor)ed the nicotine. II WAS the nicotine
he said thatpoi-oued nay tongue,
i bought the pipe be recommended and
inserted the cartridge IN the stem. nea-v
had tit after ] had smoked that neH
dinner.
The next dav went TO nav tohaccorist
and told him OF my last venture.
1t is no wonderyour tongue was burned
he said; 1t is n wonder. you have any
tongue left Tobacco is Ike whiskev ~
YOU drink whiskey that does not contain
a certain percentage OF alcohol IL Will bum
up your stomach. To get beneficial 70.
suits from pipe the nicotine. or certain
percentage Of it. must reach your mouth
Otherwise you get the hot smoke from go
bowl. That's what hlisters'
THAT day J accumulated my severli
pipes and various brands Of tobacco put
them in "A tin box. and walking out on fb,
brooklyn Bridge ] flung the box into Che
East River. When / returned 20 cgar-
some Of my old cronies who never snio6v
anything else and who bad bcen acln-
rather strangely toward me while J wa-
hitting the pipe came 70 inc and said they
were glad to -ee that ! had returned tn ttn
zane way Of smoking. They damned YiQg7
sinRly and collectively.
My pipe advisers gave me the laugh
II you want TO know how many fneuis
7ou have change your way Of smoking