1. THE HEREIN DESCRIBE METHOD OF LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WITH AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED IGNITING ELEMENT, COMPRISING HOLDING THE TIP OF THE CIGARETTE IN CONTACT WITH THE UNENERGIZED IGNITING ELEMENT, AND EFFECTUALLY CONCURRENT WITH THUS DISPOSING THE CIGARETTE, ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZING THE SAID IGNITING ELEMENT IN A MANNER SUBJECTING THE CIGARETTE TIP GRADUALLY TO TEMPERATURES WITH THE TEMPERATURES-TIME RANGE FROM AMBIENT TO 1100 TO 1400*F IN 5 TO 8 SECONDS, WHEREBY MOISTURE IN THE TOBACCO AT TIP OF THE CIGARETTE IS DRIED OUT AT THE LOWER TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE HIGHER IGNITING TEMPERATURE IS REACHED AND THUS PREVENTING TOBACCO STICKING TO THE IGNITING ELEMENT, AND