Show ABOUT THE FRAGRANT WEED son callac es have strong hold upon users of tobacco white ash upon a cigar has been supposed to indicate the ex clllence cel lence of the weed but as a mat ter ot tact its only indication Is ot the presence ot potash in the leaf tobacco rich in chloride of sodium burns with imperfect combustion and with a dark ash As the value of a cigar Is dependent upon the freedom with which it burns a white ash may be a rough test of excellence but a cigar with a dark ash properly rolled may burn more evenly than one elih la potash but imperfectly made and at best the white ash is but a rudi inen tary test A cigar which burns freely is a bet ter cigar no matter what the grade of the leaf than one which Is rolled so tightly as to prevent tree combus alon but the question of fragrance Is quite another matter another cigar fallacy is that a cigar in a black rapper is necessarily a strong cigar the wrapper weighs but one tenth of the whole and a cigar with a wrapper almost black may be a mild and delicious smoke while one with a pale wrapper filled with imper cured tobacco is often rank and unpleasant |