Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1892 — The Vile,Weed. [ARTICLE]

The Vile,Weed.

The Shah' of Persia haj a tobaccc pipe worth $400,000. The better class of the Philippine Islanders smoke cigars a foot long. John D. Rockefeller prefers a mild cigar, cositing,about 40 gents. Calvin S. JBrice smokes the best cigars obtainable. He is an incessant smoker. "Vanderbilt smokos very strong cigars,. wQrth about a quarter apiece. Though Jay Gould never smokes, he is said to be an excellent judge ol a cigar, and the brands he keeps on hand to give to his friends are choice enough for, the most captious connoisseur. Last year French smokers consumed 4,600,000 francs’ worth of cigars, 10,000,000 of cigarettes, 29,000,000 of snuff, and 91,000,000 of pipe tobacco. The greatest snuff takers are old peasants and priests. The Burmese natives delight in huge, loosely rolled cheroots, varying from six to eighteen inches in length. Among the Anglo-Indians the Trichinopoly cheroot, with a straw down the middle, is a great favorite. It is made in all sizes, from ten inches to tfwo.