Cigar or the like and method of making the same

Claim 1

IN A METHOD OF IMPROVING THE COLOR AND BURNING CHARACTERISTICS OF CIGARS AND THE LIKE, THE STEPS OF TREATING THE WRAPPER OF A CIGAR OR THE LIKE WITH A LIQUID COLLOIDAL SYSTEM DISTRIBUTED THERETHROUGH AT LEAST ONE COMPLETELY COMBUSTIBLE COLORING MATERIAL ADAPTED TO COLOR SAID WRAPPER AND AT LEAST ONE ASH-FORMING SUBSTANCE WHICH UPON BURNING FORMS A WHITE ASH; DRYING SAID WRAPPER TREATED WITH SAID COLLOIDAL SYSTEM SO AS TO CAUSE ADHERENCE OF SAID COLORING MATERIAL AND SAID ASH-FORMING SUBSTANCE TO SAID WRAPPER, WHEREBY SAID WRAPPER IS GIVEN A DESIRED COLOR BEFORE THE CIGAR OR THE LIKE IS SMOKED AND WHEREBY THE ASH OF THE CIGAR OR THE LIKE UPON SMOKING OF THE SAME IS WHITENED; TREATING SAID WRAPPER WITH SAID COLORING MATERIAL AND SAID ASH-FORMING SUBSTANCE THEREON WITH A SOLUTION OF CELLULOSE ETHYL ETHER ADAPTED TO FORM A FILM UPON DRYING; AND DRYING SAID WRAPPER TREATED WITH SAID FILM-FORMING SUBSTANCE, THEREBY FORMING A FILM ON SAID WRAPPER SUBSTANTIALLY COVERING SAID COLORING MATERIAL AND SAID ASH-FORMING SUBSTANCE.