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BSPORT OP AHALTflCAL WORK ON CIGAflSTTES FOE FSDERAL TRADS CO:-i.-lISSIQN 

 Bet Liggett and H^ers Tobacco Coapany, Pile Mo. 1-2A117 



Saaplee t Fifteen cartons of cigarettes, three of each of five brands, 

 were received from Dr. H. Wales on August 14, 1952, The 

 cartons were Identified as follows s 



BtQrdos Sichibit A - Luckj Strike 



B - Philip Morris 



C > Chesterfield 



D •> Caael 



K - Old Gold 



EokstroB Exhibit A - Chesterfield 



B - Camsl 



C - Lucky Strike 



D - Philip Morris 



E - Old Gold 



LaBlTlere Exhibit A - Chesterfield 



B - Lucky Strike 



C - Philip Morris 



D - Old Gold 



E - Camel 



Each carton was treated as a ssparate sample, all determinations 

 reported being made on samples consisting of ten cigarettes, one from 

 each pack in the carton. 



Moisture. 



The papers were removed frora set of 10 cigarettes, and the con- 

 tents placed in flat al\iminum dishes with (tight fitting covers) which 

 had previously been weighed. The covered dishes and contents were then 

 weighed, the covers removed and th« dishes contairing the cigarette 

 filler placed in a dessicator oven cxmcentratod sulfuric acid and allowed 

 to stand at rooo teaperature for two weeks. The papers were weighed 

 separately. After drying, the dishes were covered and rewelghed, the 

 loss being reported as moisture (as. received). 



Conditioning . 



Two sets of 10 cigarettes from each carton were placed In 50 cc, 

 beakers and these in a humidor over a saturated solution of amaonium 

 nitrate. After standing for two weeks at least, one set was used for 

 the smoking tests, the other was treated as described under "loisture" 

 above, the loss being reported as moist.ure .after. conditioixing*^ , . 



