>> Deromanticizer?
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>> Is that something that acts like the infamous "bromide" supposedly laced into > squaddies' cups of tea?
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>That's the one... an alleged anaphrodisiac. Snopes has a good write up on it: http://www.snopes.com/military/saltpetr.htm
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>> When I was in the Merchant Navy, I noticed that the cigarettes bought on board ship burned a little more quickly that shore-side cigs, and produced a much whiter ash. I was told that they included saltpeter as a preservative vs the briney air.
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>It is entirely possible considering the amount of chemical death that is pumped into Ciggies. Have you seen the UK TV advert with the scientist proclaiming he had no idea that his cigarette contained teh carcinogenic compound he was handling in the fume cupboard? That gets my goat everytime, any biochemist worth their salt knows that cigarettes contain more toxins than just benzene and formaldehyde ;)

I haven't seen that ad - only the one about the invisible toxins getting the rest of the family.

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>> Marlboro noticeably had tiny rings around them that were supposed to contain "gunpowder" to help them burn more regularly and neatly.
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>When I was a smoker (6 years and 1 month sincee I followed the Roy Castle path to cleaner living) I found Marlboro where incredibly harsh - harsher even than unfiltered Gauloise - I did hear a similar thing though - that the papers were soaked in something to help them burn stronger. Of course British cigs have always seemed milder when compared to cigs overseas.

No, if you look closely at Marlboros they have these tiny thin rings round them.