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Some smokers think that they have the same effect as varie- 

 ties of tobacco that have been moistened with the juice of 

 the poppy, giving the cigar a flavor like that of opium, and 

 as a natural result, securing a light-colored ash. There are 

 not as many colors of Manilla cigars as there are of Havana, 

 and they are not as closely assorted. Some of them are a 

 high-cinnamon color, and are far from being a strong cigar. 

 Their flavor is not always uniform, and is not denoted by the 

 color as in other varieties. The flavor is not unpleasant, but 

 is better suited to those who prefer a mild rather than a full 

 flavored cigar. The aroma is pleasant and mild, and to those 

 but little acquainted with them, agreeable. Manilla tobacco 

 usually burns well, if the leaf is of good quality and well 

 sweated, still it is known as a non-burning tobacco. As the 

 tobacco is of good body, the cigars do not usually burn as 

 well as other kinds. Select a light-colored rather than a 

 dark cigar if one of good quality is desired. Both the cigars 

 and cheroots are made of the same quality of leaf, and are of 

 about the same size differing, however, in shape. There 

 are but few grades of Manilla cigars, and most of them are 

 solid and well wrapped. They are flat rather than round, 

 and draw well but do not hold fire like some other cigars. 

 The leaf makes a very good wrapper for a tobacco of its 

 thickness and strength. 



SWISS CIGAES. 



These well-known cigars have but little reputation in this 

 country, owing to the fact of their being but little known. 

 In Europe the cigars of Luzerne have no insignificant repu- 

 tation, and are generally liked by smokers who prefer a mild 

 and agreeable cigar. These cigars are usually dark-colored, 

 but not strong, and have but little variety of flavor. Travel- 

 ers and tourists through Switzerland speak of Swiss cigars as 

 being of agreeable flavor, and unlike any other found in 

 Europe. With American tobacco, those of a dark color are 

 usually strong, but with European tobaccos this is not always 

 the case they possess much less strength, and can be used 



