The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-17

REASON IS PSYCHOLOGICAL
People Demand . Nerve Soda
tive While Discussing News.
Army of Holland Has the Best
Smoking Equipment,

well-known Topeka cigar dealer said
this morning. "Since the European war
began business has picked up wonder
fully. eince August our tobacco sales
have increased thirty per cent
This il rot only true in Topeka, but
everywhere throughout the country.
Reports from the east. west, north ana
south are all to the same enect-that
there has been jump in cigar. tobacco
and cigarette sales since the European
war broke out. The reason American
men are smoking more than ever Is Z
psychological one. They are laborine
under a nervous excitement. 1t re-
quires a sedative to quiet their nerves.
and this sedatfve is Finished by all
forms OF tobacco, particularly pipes ana
cigars.
All day long scores OF people in To-
peka are gathered together at different
places discussing the war. There "
hardly q person IN the city who does not
talk about 1t. A large per cent OF these
takers are members Of some sidewalk
strategy board.'' and the average man
can vent his feelings in more eloquent
language and with more logic II ne Is
cooling on his nerves with tobacco.
50 at all these frequent meetings in
front Of stores, each and every talker is
smoking. There may be q few excep-
tiOns. but this il usually the rule. After
pointing out the mistakes of the COM
nianders of the various armies, the to-
bacco can or tile cigar becomes low
and q hurried visit is made to the to-
bacconist for fresh supply.
Along with a heavy increase in to-
, bacco sales in this country, reports
come over the wire daily about the
reed of tobacco in the great battle
camps. The consumption there il enor-
| nous. 1t 10 said that the people OF
France remembered the Englishman's
| liking for a pipe and advance arrange
the troops to see that John Bull was
provided with his favorite brand OF
| tobacco. ga
New Cigarette Brand.
| Another story that has reached To-
peka about the wars Influence on to-
bacco comes from France. In honor OF
| the heroic resistance of the Belgians at
Liege, q new brand OF cigarettes has
been brought out by the state factories
called Cigarette Liegeouise. 1t is q
| cork tipped cigarette, and as Liege in
French means cork, the name appears
! to be not only patriotic, but also -prac-
| teal. The cigarettes are done up In
packages with a band of Belgium col
ors and the coat of arms of the two
cigarettes have an enormous sale in
France and that women and children
buy them for patriotism, as well as for
inha1ifg.
According to a report that was current
ly published from Amsterdam few weeks
ago, the Dutch may boast of having the
best equipped army in the world, AZ Eat
as smoking facilities are concerned. The
boy scouts Of the little kingdom went all
over the country with wheelbarrows when
mobilization was first declared, gathering
cigars for the soldiers. More than 20,00
cigars were gathered in two hours one
| day. The total was too big to enumerate
| but every Dutch soldier marched out Of
camp with big, tat cigars in their mouths
| The Dutch are great smokers.
Right now. tobacco Is being recognized
in Europe and in America a blessing
In most respects. The German, thu
French, English, Russian. Belgium and
! Austrian armies would feel at Loss
4 ter Raleigh's discovery.
In Topeka 1t Is also a necessity. Wht
| can defend their favorite nation withOu
the aid of a pipeful OF popular brand
or tobacco, or a Topeka made cigar? Wht
can look at map OF the wark zone pasted
| in a store window and point out tn,
| maneuvers OF the different armies with hi.
finger?, The pointer must cigar
| One tobacco dealer said that while few
| young men OF Topeka under q years old
smoke, it is not SO rare for q wild 3
| year old youth to come In and try and
! purchase tobacco SO that he can ente
one OF the strategy boards.
man army for the non-occupation o
Client was 100000 cigars. Tobacco Is
deciding factor, not only in the vast Euro
pean armies, but on the peaceful streets
of Topeka, far away from Donald Thomp
sons famous camera.