A trade journal for tobacco manufacturers, dealers, and smokers. This issue contains an article on tobacco and narcotics in Ottoman and Islamic Asia (translated from Arminius Vámbéry's 'Sittenbilder aus dem Morgenlande'), covering Turkish smoking customs, pipe culture, regional tobacco varieties (Latakia, Samsun, Roumelian), and the social role of tobacco in Ottoman society. Also includes a review of Henry Havard's 'Picturesque Holland' with references to Dutch smoking customs and pipe culture.