INTRODUCTION 



This little book is intended for the man who 

 uses tobacco. While there is a very extensive 

 literature concerning tobacco, yet it is sur- 

 prising how few books there are written express- 

 ly for the smoker. Much has been written 

 concerning culture, production and manufac- 

 ture; the historical and anecdotal aspects have 

 been catered for ; pamphlets and books abusing 

 and denouncing the use of tobacco are plenti- 

 ful; but the smoker will find it difficult to get 

 a book just giving him the facts concerning 

 tobacco and smoking, which he ought to know, 

 and omitting matters, which, although interest- 

 ing, are not necessary. This little book is an 

 attempt to fulfil that purpose; and it is felt 

 that no apology is needed for its appearance. 

 If the average user of tobacco is questioned 

 concerning the matters treated in the following 

 pages, he will be found ignorant of them. This 

 ought not be so. The custom of tobacco smok- 

 ing is so general and so intimate a part of the 

 daily life of the great majority of men, that a 

 better acquaintance with the plant, its qualities, 

 uses and effects, should be cultivated and wel- 

 comed. 



No claim is made for originality. The facts 

 here stated have been gathered from various 



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