168 TOBACCO : ITS HISTORY. 



— namely, pleasure cheaply bought and in- 

 tensely enjoyed. In effect, it is the very essential 

 virtue of nicotiana., that, in whatever form she 

 presents herself to her votary, nought can 

 *' wither her, nor custom stale her infinite 

 variety." 



It may be proper, however, to state my reasons 

 for preferring the cigar. Tobacco smoked in 

 the pipe presents a much larger surface to com- 

 bustion ; consequently there is a greater elimi- 

 nation of the objectionable constituents of the 

 weed. The first whiff or two are pleasant 

 enough, but, in proportion to the heating of the 

 pipe, the volatile constituents are disengaged 

 from the whole mass of tobacco, and either cir- 

 culate around the smoker or are drawn into his 

 mouth, producing that increased secretion of the 

 salivary glands which has been noticed. Whereas 

 the entire bowl of the pipe is heated, the cigar 

 may be held to within the eighth of an inch from 

 the burning extremity. There is consequently 

 a greatly diminished product of the objectionable 

 volatile constituents. 



The inconvenience of smoking, where and 

 when offensive to others, is a point of some im- 



