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that unlike other varieties, such as Havana, Manilla, Para- 

 guayan, Swiss and Brazil, the taste for them is not natural, 

 but, when once formed, becomes very decided. As a general 

 rule smokers of Yara cigars think other kinds are deficient 

 in flavor, and are wanting in quality, because they lack the 

 peculiar flavor belonging only to Yara cigars. Be this as it 

 may, we hardly think the Yara cigar suited to the cigarist's 

 taste at the present time. Its aromatic flavor is not adapted 

 to the general taste, and some little time is required to de- 

 velop a decided love for it. We prefer the " Cubas," made 

 from a good quality of leaf grown near Trinidad, Puerto- 

 Principe, and other cities east of Havana. The peculiar 

 flavor of Yara cigars is owing to the character of the soil, 

 rather than to any artificial process employed in manufactur- 

 ing. In moistening Havana leaf Catalan wine is used, and 

 other flavoring extracts. This may (and does) change the 

 condition and quality of the tobacco, but even with this 

 treatment, the flavor of Yara tobacco would be unlike that 

 of Havana leaf. 



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 This well-known variety or cigars is manufactured from 



Manilla tobacco grown in Luzerne, one of the Phillippine 

 Islands, which is known as superior leaf for cigar purposes. 

 Manilla cigars have an extensive reputation, but principally 

 in the East and in Europe. ^ These cigars are made in various 



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forms and shapes, some of them are called cheroots (the term 

 used in the East for cigars) and are principally known for their 

 aromatic flavor, entirely distinct from that of Havana cigars. 



