TmdL n n aiaiiGQ&^Miiiorriiatioip 4 ex For the Manufacturer of :6MRMND*gM0KING*TOBAGG0:i i^ ; - ^ f y£lrice $3,00. ADDRESS *M*BENT n ,J7 llMJ^ *£# ruogist aqd tiqemist^ NEWARK, OHIO. \ * 4. f * 4. V f * f V f V ♦ .^.^.4.^.«|.^.4.^.^.^.^.4.»j.4.^«|.^.^.^^»^4«4 , ^ , l* , 5 # ^^ , 5'*5'4*^ , 5**5* , i'* , 5 , ^'5'^* ^B*M*T*L*E*Y'*£k FOR THE TOBACCONIST. 4. ♦ ♦ * *•£* ♦ ►% f * f Prepared by S. 0. BENTLEY, Druggist and Chemist, I ! NEWARK, OHIO. 1883 /i NEWARK, OHIO: CLARK & UNDERWOOD, PRINTERS 1883. 4> V ^^^^^^^^^^^^^►♦.^.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^♦♦^^^^^^^♦^♦♦J* •J* V •:* * 4. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1SS3, by S. O. Bentlev, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. All Rights Reserved. 4. ♦ 1 v V ♦ V V ^P*R*E*F*A*g*E^ HE object of this little volume is to place before every respectable tobacconist a list of reliable formulas for preparing his own flavors, and to be enabled to prepare them is not only a source of satisfac- tion, but is also very desirable on account of the great saving and increase of profits in his business. All the formulas contained herein will be found reliable, and can be depended upon, being practical as well as per- fectly harmless and safe in every particular. Thev can * be prepared by anyone, and never fail to produce the desired result when properly compounded. v V * 1 *J* *$* *5* *£• *J* "J* *"£• *$* *£• *{* •■J* *»* *»* •$♦ *!* »J» ♦£* •$• »*• •$• * *i* *i* *** *** * '** *** 4. f •I- f v liiiick^k V ET me call your attention to the celebrated fra- grant Killikinick, the highly celebrated Indian luxury and remedy, possessing as it does, the remarkable power of protecting the system against taking cold after smoking it, making it invaluable for cubeb cig- arettes, and a ready relief for all catarrhal affections. All practical tobacco men are more or less familiar with the brand Killikinick, though very few understand the origin of the name. It is an Indian name, and the North American Indians were wise, however, and avail- ed themselves of this discovery hundreds of years ago. It is well known what inveterate smokers the Indians are, and still we never see any injurious effects of this habit upon them. This may be due, in part, to their vigorous constitutions and hardy nomadic life ; but it is mainly due, I think, to the form in which they use their tobacco, and until they learn the habit from the whites they rare- ly or never use the pure leaf. Their " Killikinick " — the agreeable aroma of which, once inhaled in a wigwam or lumberman's cabin, can never be forgotten. This is composed of equal parts of tobacco and the in- side bark of a species of the cornus eoricea, or swamp dogwood. Sometimes the admixture of tobacco in it is not more than a fourth. This bark is an astringent, and abounds n tanin, and therefore, in a great measure, neutralizes 4* v ♦J* f f BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. * 4 the effects of the tobacco. The fancy brands of smoking tobacco, labeled " Killikinick," sold by tobacconists in papers, it is needless to say, is pure tobacco, and has no real claim to the name. The Indian name for the pe- culiar species of swamp dogwood which they use for ♦$♦ smoking, is "Killikinick," and yellow sumac bark, or *** rhus glabra, hence the name. As we learned the art of smoking from the American savages, it would be only showing proper respect to our tastes to take the weed as they do. They peel the inside bark of the shrub, dry it, pound it to a fine powder in their stone mortars, and then mix intimately with the if. crumbled tobacco. According to a French scientific journal, a captain in the French army who had always experienced headache, * v vertigo, and pains in the stomach after smoking, dis- covered that by mixing a few dried leaves of eucalyp- tus globulus with his tobacco, all these effects are pre- vented. My theory in this case would be that the poisonous carbonic oxide in the tobacco smoke, which is constantly present, is denicopinized by the tannin in the eucalyptus leaves. 4 * * **\ A, dnprtarfe TO SMOKERS. £The+Secret*Diirulged4.oi?ly*to*tlie*Mai?ufacturerj •s. fr x . .■ ♦ It is not generally known that tanic acid has a won- •$• derful influence on tobacco smoke. It completely denico- tinizes tobacco, and thus deprives it of its poisonous principle. These statements are well founded, and will soon lead to combining with tobacco some of the agreea- ble vegetable astringents, that smokers may not have % their nervous organizations broken down so speedily as by the use of clear tobacco. If the bowl of a pipe is filled about one-fourth full of X tannin, filled up with tobacco and smoked, the aroma of the tobacco will be rendered quite mild, and the smoker scarcely feels the effect of the tobacco on his nervous system. The experiment is more striking if a bit of sponge be saturated with a saturated solution of tannin, and placed in the bottom of a pipe, the smoke of the first two pipe- fulls of tobacco will pass out as vaporless and innocent as the smoke from a child's rattan or grape vine cigar, and as devoid of tobacco smell. But if several more pipefulls are smoked, the tannin having taken up all the nicotine it is capable of neutralizing, then the smoke ♦ T ♦% BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. 7 * ■V A will begin to pass out with its natural taste and aroma. A sponge, after being used in this way, acquires a pecu- liar stale tobacco odor. A common pipe may be used in this experiment ; but with it the smoker is very apt to draw some of the tannin solution into his mouth, produ- cing an unpleasant •' green persimmon " puckering. The Turkish pipe, which is provided with a reservoir contain- ing water, answers the purpose admirably. The place for water may be filled with a saturated solution of tan- nin, or what is better, as it prevents the unpleasant bub- bling noise, a sponge saturated with the solution. By changing the sponge often enough, a person may smoke as immoderately as he pleases without any injurious effects ; and it is particularly recommended to ambitious young gentlemen whom the weed, in its natural condi- :• tion, " makes sick." I would also remark that smoking tobacco steeped in a saturated solution of tannin, and dried, would be equally harmless. I am not sanguine, however, that all mankind, if they knew it, would avail themselves of the advantages of this discovery, it might be like the French- man's antidote to the intoxicating effects of alcoholic potations — it destroys the effect for which the poison is used, though many will doubtless consider it a boon. ♦ •■ %> ♦$♦ 4* ♦ 4» ♦ 4* ♦s* 4* t J s •«• 4* ♦ 4* i * •$• 4* J* 4* A. INFLUENCE OF ^ n; *of*MS8aira3, * ^Libon Tohacco^ v I think I can suggest to my readers a more agreeable antidote or denicotinizer than tanic acid. However, the tannin is very good, and has the advantage over sassa- fras of being entirely inodorous. I have frequently made the experiment, and found it true, that after smoking a strong pipe rather freely, and suffering a good deal of vertigo as a consequence, then reloading with a mixture of sassafras bark, a few puffs of which invariably dispelled the unpleasant sensation. I have also known the power of the oil of sassafras tested fully in destroying the poison of insects and reptiles — such as musquitos, fleas, spiders, bees, wasps, etc., and on one occasion know of its powers being tested over the venom of the copperhead snake, and found it succeeded promptly ! Let anyone susceptible to the disagieeable influence of nicotine put a few drops of the oil on the end of a cigar or on the tobacco in a pipe, and he will very soon be convinced that it is a complete antidote. In making the experiment with the pipe, it is best to cover the oiled portion of the tobacco with some that is dry, or it will not burn so readily, or if a blaze is used to light it, will burn too rapidly, and prove pungent and disagreeable. * V * V V V .^.♦J.^. fffyfy^. »J.^.^.»I,».J»»J.»J..*.^-..J.^.^ *$* vS* ♦$♦ »■$• *!« *% •£* •■% *J* **■♦ »$• ♦% *$• ♦?♦ *v« »£• •£♦ •■% V A, V BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. I have seen no notice of it by the medical journals, and it seems to me that these statements in reference to the properties of the sassafras are worthy of being known and tested. A Question : Is there any chemical analogy between oil of sassafras and tanic acid; or, is there" any explana- tion of this identity of effect? Is their action purely chemical and on the nicotine ; or, is it physiological, and on the nerve tissue? I must confess that, to myself, it is a mystery, but am inclined to think that, upon the tobacco question, it is both chemical and physiological. ♦J. v V V V V * * V V FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT a no ^ KJ p*io*snun§^ I * WILL * TELL ow it is fdjade^^ , The process of manufacture is nearly as follows : The leaf is stripped from the stem in large quantities, and steeped in water until thoroughly wet ; it is then placed in a kiln, where it is dried until it is simply flexible, loosing all that crispness which it originally had. From the drying kiln it is taken to a strong screw press and placed in an oblong box, where it is pressed until it be- comes a solid block, this is done that it may present a hard unyielding surface to the knives of the cutter, be- neath which it is next placed. It may be well to state ♦£♦ ♦£* *£« **•• +*«!■ ♦? »*♦♦■% ♦?-♦ *&• ♦?* A 4% ♦£• A ♦?■• *■*■• ♦£• *?■♦ ♦?•• *?* ♦-% ♦£* ♦?« «£« ♦£* ♦$♦ ♦£♦ ♦£♦ ♦£♦ *V* *5* •'J* •'J* ♦§* •'J* 10 BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. ■■• that each manufacturer possessing a cutter has to give security to the amount of $3,000 for the payment of his producing tax. The tobacco is cut closely by the machine, from which it is taken to the drying floor above ; here it is deposited in a heap to ferment, a process that requires about a month to perfect. The greatest caution and attention are required while the weed is in this state, to keep it from spoiling. Like bread, however, the nearer you can get it to spoiling, without actually doing so, the better it will be. It has to be turned and moved constantly until it is thoroughly fermented, when it is taken down stairs again and put through the mill, this mill consists of a scries of conical hoppers, called " mulls," in which are placed four vertical iron rollers, which act as mill stones in grinding the tobacco. The manufacturer has togive„.> security in $1,000 for each mull also, to insure the pay- ment of his tax to the government. The tobacco comes out of the " mull " in the shape of what is called " coarse meal," the grain being about twice the size of coarse In- dian meal. After being wet and manipulated this be- comes " Rappee " snuff without further grinding, and it is the cheapest kind. The whole mass is then put into barrels in a perfectly cool condition, it has no smell nor flavor whatever ; after remaining in the barrels a short time it becomes heated, and in the course of ten days or two weeks it is taken. out with a high flavor and strength. The longer it is kept in the barrels the darker it becomes in color, and it also gains additional strength. Salt is then mixed with it to cool it down and keep it. If " Scotch " snuff is desired it is made perfectly dry and ground in the mill again to make it of finer grain. This is the whole mystery of snuff-making. ^.^♦♦j,^**j«^»»j*^. >>j««}*^^^«^^^^^4 , ^*$**$***'* *************** AAA*J«^^.j4A.^>*..V IF cr ■j ji No. 1 is Di\' favorite flavor for Havana, and can be used for all the fine grades of stock. This in itself, being en- tirely inodorous, is not intended for a box flavor, but will yield the fine natural Havana aroma when burning, hence the advantage in using it on fine goods, as they never can be called doped or doctored goods. It is equally good for cheap stock, (.but it makes it too fine.) No. 1 consists in simply a strong infusion of the green old government Java coffee, the other fine grades would answer, such as golden Rio, Mocha or Cordova. To guar- antee uniform results special care must be taken in pre- paring the coffee, and if the following directions are closely followed this entire list of formulas must lead to success throughout. Notice: In preparing the coffee, first select only the best clean coffee, then dry in a stove oven, at a slow heat, not hot enough to burn or even brown, but only dry enough to grind in a clean mill, or if it can be ground or coarsely powdered, without drying, all the better. Be careful that no roasted coffee is present, as all practical cigar men understand how very sensitive tobacco is, and ■4* * ^♦^.♦^♦^■.♦j<^-.^.-.* r .^..*«.j.«*-..j-.j«.j»^-« .^^»*4.^.*<.*<.*<.»<.*»^<«j*^*«^^4 , *5**^*f , *J**i**^^^^*5* •$♦*§• v •$* •$• ♦$•♦$• *$• *»• »** *J* •$* *$• *J* *** •$• *!* •I""** ' *** *** v ? t ' ■ "♦* *5* *♦* (2 BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS vlauor Mb. J?. a Will so readily partake of any foreign odor, as paint, fish, coal oil, tfcc. To prepare the coffee take one ounce of the finely ground coffee to one pint of boiling water, and boil until the strength is entirely exhausted, then strain and bot- es ■:• tie for use. Any quantity can be made in this proportion, or as strong as possible, but the coffee should always be prepared fresh for use, unless it be preserved with alco- hol and a little glycerine. For the No. 1 flavor take of the coffee infusion, 1 pint; • nitrate of potash, 1 drachm ; pure glycerine, 1 drachm; oil of bitter almonds, half drachm;, alcohol, 98% or pure alcohol, to cut the oil, 1 ounce. Mix and apply v : to the filler and binder when ready to work up. Apply '■■>: by sprinkling or blowing with an atomizer, and use free- ly, as you are not likely to get too much. When no odor is wanted the oil of bitter almonds can be omitted, and •v-. use the oil of Havana, half drachm. Or both oils to- ■% gether work well. Flavor No. 2, with or without the coffee, is excellent for all cheaper goods, and will almost make an Havana of a stogia. If the coffee is not used, take dilute alcohol or Jamaica rum, 1 pint; tannic acid and glycerine, each, 1 drachm; nitrate of potash, half drachm, oil of bitter almonds, or patchouly, 1 drachm. Cut with 1 ounce of alcohol. Lastly add 1 ounce of aqua ammonia. Apply ' as in above receipt, and if desired you can add extract valerian and tonqua bean to this or any of the flavors >; for cheaper goods. But do not compound too much. What I would have you understand by compounding is ♦I- to not put a little of everything into one flavor, but ad- ' 7 7™„ I7/0 flavor JKo. qd. •$• BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. 13 4* 4* ♦ 4* here rather closely to the receipts as given here. How- ever, you are expected to use your own judgment in the general manipulation of your tobacco, always bearing in mind, however, that the glycerine is the important and ~; indispensable ingredient in all flavors, its object being to hold the flavor. The tanic acid is only designed for strong stock, as it neutralizes the nicotine, and is not so necessary in the flavors for the finer grades. Don't for- get that the green coffee is simply immense in every flavor, having a natural affinity for all tobacco. * * Flavor No. 3 is a fine Havana flavor that gives tobacco 4* almost the real flavor of genuine Havana, and makes a •§• 4* fine box flavor. 4* Take mace and cloves, each, 1 ounce; best fresh cin- namon bark, 2 ounces. Grind or powder moderately fine, put into a half gallon bottle and add dilute alcohol, 1% pints; glycerine, 2 drachms; fluid ext. valerian, 2 ounces ; compound tincture vanilla, 8 ounces. Let mac- *' 4* erate for two weeks, shaking the bottle frequently, then J. filter or decant. Always drive out the remainder in the filterer with dilute alcohol, until the strength is exhaust- ed. This can be bottled and kept constantly on hand. This flavor can be applied to the end of the cigar. Note. — The compound tincture of vanilla. — V;»nilla bean, 1 ounce ; tonqua bean, 2 ounces. Grind and add 2 pints of dilute alcohol. Macerate two weeks, then fil- ter as above. *C N. B. — The regular ext. of vanilla will answer for the compound, as most druggists use the tonqua in making the extract. v * ♦ * ** * •? ♦ *. * ia The following essential oils are all good flavors, used separately or with other flavors, but not more than one or two of the oils in combination: oil of patchouly, oil of sandlewood, oil of rose, oil of bitter almond, oil of pure red cedar (not white). Ext. valerian and F.F.F. ammonia blend very nicely with the oils and all other flavors, and make good box flavors. Pure fine oil of Havana tobacco is the great secret iu fine goods. Even good Havana is wonderfully improved by it, but great care is necessary in handling it, as it is a deadly poison in its pure state. Consult your druggist for anything that you do not understand in this work, and see his U. S. Dispensary, latest 15th edition, for strength, nature, use, etc. Kemember always to cut the oils with strong alcohol, and don't forget that a little glycerine, in all flavors, is the great secret for holding. .vM meramnformation:* ^ V ♦ V ♦ ♦ V V V ♦ : a©Pertaiijiijff*to*tlie*TobacGO*Tra - sumach bark, 1 part — all mixed. It can be used alone or mixed with tobacco that has been saturated with a ♦ v strong solution of nitrate of potash (salt petre). * A For splint cigar lighters the black walnut wood excels everything. The acme of all flavors is my No. 1 — the Java coffee, !£ oil of Havana tobacco, aqua ammonia, &c. — as given in the formula. *** The Cuban King of Flavors is alum water — \% ounces 4* of alum to the galon. * A harmles dye or color for light leaf can be found in % the black walnut. This can be obtained by macerating the green hulls in water. After standing two or three weeks, decant the clear liquor and preserve by adding a half drachm of salicylic acid dissolved in one ounce of glycerine, (or first in a saturated solution of chlorate of potash), then add the glycerine. This proportion for one galon. Keep well covered or tightly corked; An excellent flavor for cigar paste is fluid extract of licorice. For quinine mixture, Park, Davis & Co.'s make, add to the tragecanth to suit the taste. For label paste nothing is better than Dextrine. To keep fine-cut chewing tobacco from drying out. — Moisten with a little glycerine and Jamaica rum ; or, for a ten pound pail, one medium sized potato, cut in two and placed in the centre. The potato must be sound clean and dry. For plug tobacco the addition of a little prepared potato meal and glycerine, or meal alone, when being prepared for the press. ♦ A * I * t : * ♦ * 4* 1 * f * ♦ .$. ♦ ♦*. ♦$• 4* . .^CJ ts Importance in Early Days in America^ ♦?4- We do not find in any accounts of the English voy- agers made previous to 1484, any mention of the discovery of tobacco, or its use among the Indians. This may ap- pear a little strange, as Captains Amidas and Barlow, who sailed from England under the auspices of Sir Wal- ter Raleigh in 1584, on returning from Virginia, had brought home with them pearls and tobacco among other -I* curiosities. But while we have no account of those who returned from the voyage made in 1602 taking any to- bacco with them, it is altogether probable that those who remained took a lively interest in the plant and the In- dian mode of use ; for we find that in nine years after they landed at Jamestown, tobacco had become quite an arti- cle of culture and commerce. The first general planting of tobacco by the colony began in 1616, when the colony numbered only three hundred and fifty one persons. The cultivation of tobacco increased with the growth of the colony and the increase of price, which at this time was sufficient to induce most planters to neglect the cul- ture of Corn and Wheat, devoting their time to growing their "darling tobacco." The first thirty years after the colonization of Virginia by the English, the colony made but little progress owing in part to private factions and Indian wars. The horrid massacres by the Indians threatened the extermination of the colony, and for a «|* •$• ♦$• •■*• *% *^» ♦£• •£* ♦J* ♦■*•• »£♦ •£• •£♦ *-?* ♦£* •£♦ » ' -^» ♦* • #2* ♦ £• * J* *^* ♦■*♦ ♦£* v* **• *"!* *I* **• v* •"I* ♦?*♦£♦ *v* BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS 17 ♦♦- a WIVES as in the year 1520 the difficulties seem first to have been publicly avowed, (though perhaps before felt,) arising from attaching men as permanent settlers to the colony without an adequate supply of women to furnish the com- forts of domestic life ; and to overcome the difficulty " a hundred young women" of agreeable persons and re- time the plantations were neglected and even tobacco be- came more of an article of import than of export. The demand for tobacco in England increasing each year, together with the high price paid for that from Vir- ginia (3s per lb.), stimulated the planters to hazard all their time and labor upon one crop, neglecting the culti- vation of the smaller grains, intent only upon curing " a v good store of tobacco. " The company of adventurers at length f 3und it necessary to check the excessive planting of the weed. In 1639 the " Grand Assembly " (summoned the sixth of January) passed a law restricting the growth of the colonly to 1,500,000 lbs., and to 1 200,000 in the two years Y ■ i ■*£* •$• next ensuing. »$. At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value. The taxes, whether public, county, or parish, were payable in tobacco . Even the tavern keepers were compelled to exchange •§" a dinner for tobacco. The salary of ministers was paya- ble in it according to the wealth of the parish. Some parts of the country made such mean ami poor •$• tobacco that clergymen didn't care to live in such par- ishes ; but there the payment might be made in money, or in the produce of those places, which might be equiv- alent to the tobacco payments; better for the minister, and as pleasing to the people ; it was even the happy me- dium by which the colonists obtained •«* •$* •♦* ♦$• •§• *!♦ -** ♦$♦ •$♦ »J» •§•*$••§• ; • • J- v •$• *»* v* ♦ * ►% ♦*-. »%.*.. f . .' ■ U A J- .?■. •$• ♦<% .?« JU J 1 . ♦*. J>« JU JL Ju JU .♦.. JU JU 18 BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. spectable characters, were selected in England and sent out, at the expense of the Company, as wives for the set- tlers They were very speedily appropriated by the young men of the colony, who paid for the privilege of choice, considerable money, which went to replenish the treasury of the Company, from whence the cost of their .£ outfit and passage had been defrayed . This speculation proved so advantageous to that body, in a pecuniary sense, that it was followed up by sending out sixty more, for whom larger prices were paid than for the first consignment; the amount paid on the aver- ♦> age for the first one hundred being 120 pounds of tobacco apiece for each, then valued at 3s. per lb., and for the •s* second supply of sixty, the average price paid was 150 .$• lbs. of tobacco, this being the legal currency of the col- any, and the standard value by which all contracts, sala- ries, and prices were paid. In one of the Companies letters dated in London this 12th of August, 1621, we find this account of a portion of the googs sent over in the ship ♦* Marmaduke : a i "We send you in this ship one widow and eleven visions aboard, which defect shalbe supplied by the mag- azine shipp ; and in case they cannot be presently mar- ryed we desire they be putt to several householders that have wives till they can be provided of husbands. There \ \ maids for wives for the people in Virginia ; there hath been especiall care had in the choise of them, for there hath not any one of them beene received but upon good commendations, as by a note herewith sent you may per- ceive ; we pray you all therefore in generall to take them into your care, and most especially we recommend them to you, Mr. Pountes, that at their first landing they may be housed, lodged, and provided for of diet till they be marryed for such was the haste of sending them away, as that straightned with time, we had no means to putt pro- BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS, 19 * ♦ are neare fifty more which are shortly to come, we sent ♦ bv our most honorable Lord William the Earl of South- ampton and certain worthy gentlemen who taking into these considerations, that the Plantation can never flour- ♦ ish till families be planted and the respect of wives and children fix the people in the soil ; therefore have given this fair beginning for the reimbursing of whose charges, itt is ordered that every man that marries them give 120 lb. waight of best leafe tobacco for each of them, and in case any of them dye that proportion must be advanced to make it upp to those that survive, etc." In another letter written by the Company and dated London, September 11, 1621, they write: " By this Shipp and Pinace called the Tyger, we als"o send as many maids and young women as will make up 4* the number of fifty, with those twelve formerly sent in 4* the Marmaduke, which we hope shalbe received with the same Christian pietie and charitie as they were sent from ♦ hence ; the providing for them at their first landing and 4» disposing of them in marriage (which is our chief intent), we leave to your care and wisdom, to take that order as ' may most conduce to their good, and satisfaction of the Adventurers, for the charges disbursed in setting them forth, which coming to twelve- pounds and upwards, they require one hundred and fiftie of the best leafe to- : bacco for each of them." And thus you see, even though King James, up to his death, and during his reign, did all he could against the growth and traffic in tobacco, and even though his son -i* who succeeded him carried with him in his reign the ♦ .$. strong convictions of his father, tobocco then, as now, ^ did and ever shall occupy a place of prominence as one of the important articles of trade and commerce in Amer- ica as well as other countries. ♦ .$♦ <> ? "1**2"- —j,^-j«^ ■ j«^»4*4* , J* , 5*4* ^4*4*4*4*4*4*4**^ 4*4*4*4* ****£* *^**^****** , *+" > 4**S**** 4* *J* 4*4*4* 4* 4* 4*4* ****** V" *****" 4*4* 4*4* 4» . 4* 20 BENTLEYS ACME FLAVORS 4* 4* •s* 4* ♦ 4. i ohacco "iTarieiies. f The tobacco plant almost vies with the palm in the -> number of varieties : botanists having enumerated as 4* **. many as forty, which by no means includes the entire number now being cultivated. The plant shows also a great variety of forms, leaves, colors of flowers' and tex- tures. Each kind has some peculiar feature or quality not found in another; thus, one varietv will have large leaves another will have small ones ; one variety will produce a leaf black or brown, another leaf yellow or dark red. All the varieties of tobacco may be divided into three classes : cigar, snuff and cut-leaf tobacco. The first class — leaf tobacco — includes the finest quali- ties of tobacco grown, including Connecticut seed leaf, Havana, Yara, Manilla, Giron, Paraguayan, Mexican, Brazilian, Sumatra, etc. The second class embraces such as Virginia, Holland, Brazilian, French, etc The third class includes all tobaccos used for smoking and chewing purposes, such as Virginia, Kentucky, Mis- *:* souri, Ohio, Maryland, Perique, Turkish, etc. For the benefit of some of our customers who often v v 4* bear the name of certain tobaccos used in certain con- -:» nection, and in order that they may know something of the character and where grown, we have thought it ad- visable to give a description of some of the ones most commonly used. The term "seed leaf," so commonly X used, means tobacco grown from the seed of Havanna 4* Tobacco in some of our own States, as Connecticut seed leaf means tobacco grown in the State of Connecticut from the seed of Havana tobacco, which by the ivay 4- towers far above the seed products of any of the other 4* 4* 4* «$. •£••£».§« 4* *** 4* *t* 4* *^* 4* v * '.• 4*4*4* .-- A light cinnamon, two of the best colors found in American tobaccos . The plant is strong and vigorous, ripening in .$. a few weeks, and when properly cultivated attains a very large size. DWARF TOBACCO * -■ v is a native of Mexico ; it is the smallest kind of tobacco ♦♦♦ known, growing only to a height of about eighteen inches. It is a very peculiar looking plant, the leaves grow only at the bottom ; this variety has generally been thought to be what is commonly known as Deertongue, it being green in color and of a very fine odor. VARA TOBACCO. This variety of tobacco, like Havana, is grown on the island of Cuba, but is unlike it in flavor, as well as in the appearance of the plant. It is not grown to a very great extent ; the flavor of Yara tobacco is different from Havana, although grown on the same island, it is grown more especially for home use, its flavor being very fine. It is but little used in America. A- ♦ v •$• "V •$• ♦<• v •3* v ♦»* *!-* "V \ • >* * v 'I' ♦ •$• -I" v ♦ v •§• v ♦ •$• •$• •§• BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. 21 States. The Havanna seed has been planted in Connec- ticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin. All of the seed leaf of these States is used exclusively in the manufac- ture of cigars. CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF is justly celebrated as the finest known for cigar wrap- pers, from the superiorty of its color and texture, and the good burning quality of the leaf ; this plant grows to a height of five feet, with leaves from two and one half to three feet in length and from fifteen to twenty inches broad, fitted preeminently by their large size for wrap- pers, which are obtained at such a distance from the stem of the leaf as to be free from large veins ; again it is superior on account of its color, being either dark or 4* ♦j. .$. .$. »♦. *j. .£. ►$♦.$..$. .$. .*, ►$. »« •■> f 22 BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. ? SUMATRA TOBACCO. Sumatra tobacco is one of the finest varieties cultivated- and commands in European markets the very highest prices. The plant is a vigorous grower, and produces large, fine leaves of most delicate odor. The leaf is of beautiful appearance, of almost a silky texture, and in color a rich brown. It is extensively used in the raanu- facture of cigars. TURKISH TOBACCO. •$• ■f The tobacco of Turkey has been called by some enthu- siastic smoker "the king of tobaccos," but whether it 4. possesses this royal preeminence over all other varieties *|* we very much question. That it is a fine smoking tobac- co, no one can doubt that ever " put breath" to the favor- ed pipe that contains the yellow shreds, but we should *g» prefer by far to part with it rather than with its great rival, Havana tobacco. The woik of cultivating a field of Turkish tobacco is very tedious, as large quantities of 4* water have to be carried to sprinkle upon the plants. The finest color, a pale yellow leaf, brings "inflated" prices, but more often by others than the poor Turk who grows it. GUATEMALA TOBACCO. The tobacco of Central America, though possessing considerable excellence, has never become an important product, nor to any extent an article of commerce. We do not know of any being used in the manufacture of cigars in this country, although one or two manufacturers claim to use it. We think, however it is only "a claim." t X MANILLA TOBACCO This variety is one of the most celebrated grown in the East. It is used exclusively for the manufacture of cigars and cheroots, and supplies India and Spain with a vast quantity of the manufactured article. .** *** *** *§* • ?« ♦*♦ »j* »^« »*« •*•> »j< «$« •?« • > ♦?♦ ♦?♦ •?♦ »j« •$• •$• »j* «j» •$• BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS, 23 ♦ . 4 ♦I* ••§• It is of good body but smooth, and has the appearance of tobacco that has been "frost-bitten." The leaf is not as porous as most other tobaccos, and therefore does not as readily ignite, and frequently 'chars' in burning — thus giving it the name of a non-burning tobacco . It is but little used in this country. X 4» PEEIQUE TOBACCO. 4* There are many varieties of tobacco well adapted for smoking, but none wilkcompare favorably with the Peri- que tobacco, its flavor is simply elegant. It is cultivated only in small quantities in one or two parishes in Lou- isiana ; it is used not only for smoking, but for snuff and chewing. This variety of tobacco derives its name from an old Spanish navigator, who settled in St. James par- ish in the year 1820, who devoted all his time and atten- tion to growing it. It is manufactured entirely by hand, and is twisted in to about four pound rolls, and placed under a press for three or four days, then taken out, untwisted, retwisted, and replaced in the press for five or six: days, after un- dergoing the same process for five or six times, it is finally left in the press for five or six months, then taken out for use. It is manufactured by the same process to-day as it was fifty years ago. The very pleasant aroma for which it is noted is natural to the tobacco, and not, as many suppose, artificial. When mixed with the bright Virginia smoking tobacco it adds great attractions to the ~\ A S. pipe. MEXICAN TOBACCO. The tobacco plant seems to have been cultivated in Mexico from time immemorial. Francisco Lopez de Gomara, who was chaplain to Cortez, when he made conquest of Mexico, in 1519, alludes to the plant and the custom of smoking; and Diaz relates that the king Mon- tezuma had his pipe brought with much ceremony by 4. + ♦ ♦ ►T ■■> ♦£* *? • *£• ♦$♦♦$♦ ♦?♦ 24 BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS, «j» «|* •§♦ 4* 4» 4* the chief ladies of his court, after he had dined and 4» 4» washed his mouth with scented water. The Spaniards encouraged its cultivation, and to this day it is grown in 4* several of the coast States. Various kinds are cultivated, ♦> but chiefly a variety bearing yellow flowers, with a large leaf of fine flavor resembling the Havana. The plant is a favorite among the Mexicans, who prefer it to any other product grown. After the first harvest, another, and sometimes a third crop is gathered by allowing one shoot to grow from the parent root, which oftentimes develops to a considerable size. The quality of leaf, however ,is in- ferior, as is the case with all second and third crops grown in this manner. t * *> ST. DOMINGO TOBACCO. ♦$. t t This well-known West India variety is inferior to most kinds grown on the neighboring islands. The plant attains a large size, cures dark, is coarse, and of inferior X flavor. It is a favorite tobacco in Germany, and thousands of Ceroons are annually shipped to Hamburg. The West India islands produce many varieties of tobacco, which is owing more to the composition of the soil and ♦!• climate than to the method of cultivation and curing. The demand for St. Domingo tobacco is limited. It X has no established reputation in this country, and on account of the high duties can not compete with our do mestic tobaccos. X LATAKIA TOBACCO. V ♦4* *v* This variety of the tobacco plant is one of the most celebrated known to commerce. It attains its finest ♦ form and flavor in Syria, where it is cultivated to a great $ extent. For smoking it is among the best of the varie- ties of the East, and is used for the more delicate cut tobacco and cigars. f * 4. *** »j. *j. ►*•• «j« ♦*• ♦*♦ »j» ♦*< »j« »£» ►£• »J« ♦ J« •$♦ »$♦ •$•♦§• •§♦♦$• •{ " • * ! • v •$• •£* ♦£• ♦ * * f * The following short descriptions of s >u i <>' he r ne!- «r pal kinds of Cigars may be of interest. HAVANA CIGARS. These are, by common consent, the finest in the world. They possess every quality desirable in a cigar, and seemingly t > its greatest extent. Grown in the richest portion of the tropical world, the leaf has a rich, oily appearance, and, when made into cigars, possesses a flavor as rich as it is rare. •I* VARA CIGARS. ♦§» This variety of cigars is made from tobacco grown on the Island of Cuba bearing the same name a^s the cigars. v They are highly esteemed by those who smoke onlj this kind, but are not liked by most smokers of Havana cigars. Most of them are exported to Europe,. very few of them finding their wav to this country. It is somewhat diffi- cult to compare them with Havana cigars as the flavor is essentially different. MANILLA CIGARS. This well-known variety of cigars is manufactured from Manilla tobacco grown in Luzerne, one of the Phillip- pine Islands, which is known as superior leaf for cigar purposes. Manilla cigars have an extensive reputation, but principally in the East and Europe. These cigars are made in various forms and shapes, some of them are called cheroots (the term used in the P^ast for cigars) and v . .v are principally known for their aromatic flavor, entirely 4* distinct from that of Havana cigars. 4* 26 BENTLEY'S ACME FLAVORS. SWISS CIGARS. v Tliese w^ll-known cigars have but little reputation in this country, owing to the fact of their being but little •fr known. In Europe the cigars of Luzerne have no insig- •§• 4* _ ♦*♦ ^ nificant reputation, and" are generally liked by smokeri who prefer a mild and agreeable cigar. These cigars •§• are usually dark-colored, but not strong, and have but 4* £ little variety of flavor. Travelers and tourists through Switzerland speak of Swiss cigars as being o r agreeable '►> flavor, and unlike any other found in Europe. With American tobacco, those of a dark color are usually strong, but with European tobaccos this is not always the case — they possess much less strength, and can be used more freely than the tobacco of America These cigars are usually pressed, and burn well, leaving a dark «§• colored ash, and emitting a fragrant odor. 4* 4* PARAGUAY CIGARS. ♦ These cigars are made of one of the finest varieties of leaf % tobacco known to commerce. Although unknown to this country — both the cigar.-? and the leaf tobacco have a de served reputation in Europe, and it is beyond all ques tion one of the finest tobaccos in the world for cigars. v .5. GUATEMALA CIGARS. •§• • This variety of cigars, although of excellent flavor, is hardly known outside of Central America. They are ^ •§• made from Guatemala tobacco. ♦$• v V BRAZILIAN CIGARS. ♦ T The cigars of Brazil, like those made of South Ameri- can tobacco, are noted for their superior flavor. They & are made of "Brazilian Aromatic," one of the finest to- T '. baccos of Brazil. Although but little known 111 this v .% «$♦ country, both the tobacco and cigars are highly esteemed 4« in Europe, where most of the leaf is sent. * 4* < % ♦% *$* *$* - % *•** ♦?« ♦% •**■* •*♦ ♦** •?>♦ fAr£runjents+iii*Fa¥or+of*TobaGG(£ •J* .§• 4* Ben. Johnson loved the " durne weed." ♦ Hobbes smoked after each meal. 4* Milton never went to bed without a pipe. Sir Isaac Newton was smoking in his garden at Wools- thorpe when the apple fell. v .5. Addison had a pipe in his mouth at all hours. ♦ .;♦ ♦ Fielding both smoked and chewed. *> f Paley and Parr vainlv boasted of their smoking. 'A X Byron would say " Sublime Tobacco." ♦ Campbell loved his pine. 1* John Gibson Lockhard was seldom without a cigar. $ A T Sir Walter Scott even smoked in his carriage. 4* Carlyle smoked after he was seventy. 4* ♦ 4* Tennvson was a persistent smoker for over forty years. ♦ -I* - x • * *$. Dickens, JerrDld and Thackeray all puffed. **■* ■<$• Moral : "All great men smoke, and so must you." f * Smokers of the " weed " in Havana prefer a fresh or -> •* ■*$• •> newlv made cigar. 4* Cuba produces over $20,000,000 worth of tobacco an- ♦ *$* " *** 4. nually. 4* *$♦ In the New England States from 22,000 to 31,000 acres .£ of tobacco are annually cultivated. ♦I* 4* California promises to become a great tobacco produc- j£ ing State. 4» 4* •§♦ 4* ♦ 4* t t v V 1 4 V •v I v t v V V * * ♦ ♦ & Jt * *§* *$• *J* •■*■* *$* ^J* •■J* *$* *J^ •$* *♦* *J* 'J* *?**♦* *$• *J* •J* *»" *1 ' *** *J* "i* *** •$* ■ ' LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 02 469 907 2