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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