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We smoked a good many penny cigars during our stay in Germany, and that we were none the worse for doing so I consider as proof of our splendid physique and constitution. I think the German cigar test might, with reason, be adopted by life insurance offices.  Question: "Are you at present, and have you always been, of robust health?" WE SMOKED A GOOD MANY PENNY CIGARS DURING OUR STAY IN GERMANY AND THAT WE WERE NONE THE WORSE FOR DOING SO I CONSIDER AS PROOF OF OUR SPLENDID PHYSIQUE AND CONSTITUTION I THINK THE GERMAN CIGAR TEST MIGHT WITH REASON BE ADOPTED BY LIFE INSURANCE OFFICES QUESTION ARE YOU AT PRESENT AND HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN OF ROBUST HEALTH
just then, a foolish waste of time and money. As I said to B.: "In a few more years, perhaps before this very month is gone, we shall be lying in the silent tomb, with the worms feeding on us. Of what advantage will it be to us then that we smoked these cigars to-day?" B. said: "Well, the advantage it will be to me now is, that if you have a cigar in your mouth I shan't get quite so much of your chatty conversation. Take one, for my sake." To humour him, I lit up. I do not admire the German cigar. B. says that when you consider they only cost a penny, you cannot grumble. But what I say is, that when you consider they are dear at six a half-penny, you can grumble. Well boiled, they might serve for greens; but as smoking material they are not worth the match with which you light them, especially not if the match be a German one. The German match is quite a high art work. It has a yellow head and a magenta or green stem, and can certainly lay claim to being the handsomest match in Europe.  NOT WANT TO SMOKE SMOKING SEEMED TO ME JUST THEN A FOOLISH WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY AS I SAID TO B IN A FEW MORE YEARS PERHAPS BEFORE THIS VERY MONTH IS GONE WE SHALL BE LYING IN THE SILENT TOMB WITH THE WORMS FEEDING ON US OF WHAT ADVANTAGE WILL IT BE TO US THEN THAT WE SMOKE THESE CIGARS TO DAY B SAID WELL THE ADVANTAGE IT WILL BE TO ME NOW IS THAT IF YOU HAVE A CIGAR IN YOUR MOUTH I SHAN'T GET QUITE SO MUCH OF YOUR CHATTY CONVERSATION TAKE ONE FOR MY SAKE TO HUMOUR HIM I LIT UP I DO NOT ADMIRE THE GERMAN CIGAR B SAYS THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEY ONLY COST A PENNY YOU CANNOT GRUMBLE BUT WHAT I SAY IS THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEY ARE DEAR AT SIX A HA'PENNY YOU CAN GRUMBLE WELL BOILED THEY MIGHT SERVE THE GREENS BUT AS SMOKING MATERIAL THEY ARE NOT WORTH THE MATCH WITH WHICH YOU LIKE THEM ESPECIALLY NOT IF THE MATCH BE A GERMAN ONE THE GERMAN MATCH IS QUITE A HIGH ART WORK IT HAS A YELLOW HEAD AND A MAJESTA OR GREEN STEM AND CAN CERTAINLY LAY CLAIM TO BEING THE HANDSOMEST MATCH IN EUROPE
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