26 TOBACCO LEAF. 



use it, is found in the fact that probably seventy-five per 

 cent of the male population in Europe and America uses 

 tobacco in one or some of the many ways it is prepared 

 for consumption, while not over one-tenth of the female 

 population uses it in any form whatever. Yet statistics 

 show that men are as healthy as women in every 

 country. 



In view of all these facts, there is every reason to 

 believe that ^he consumption of tobacco will continue to 

 increase in far greater ratio than population. It there- 

 fore appears to be one of the safest, surest and most 

 profitable crops for the planter, and equally established 

 as a success for the manufacturer and retailer. 



