TOBACCO LEAVES 



ity. The Englishman of that time was 

 bold, poor, and careless of the graces of 

 life. In England smoking was the com- 

 fort of the masses. In the Spanish eti- 

 quette, which was developed in the course 

 of the years, were many odd touches indic- 

 ative of the Castilian character. You 

 asked a smoker for " the favour of his 

 fire," and not to give you a light, as in 

 blunt English. When you received it, 

 you bowed, used it, handed it back with 

 a bow and an apology, and at the same 

 time offered him a fresh cigar or cigarette, 

 according to that with which he had fa- 

 voured you. In offering a lighted cigar, 

 you always presented the fire end, so that 

 his hand should not be soiled by the mouth 

 end, and in returning a cigar or cigarette, 

 you offered the mouth end, so as to give 

 him the least trouble in replacing it be- 

 tween his lips. This rule in regard to giv- 



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