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The tobacco, after being being baled, is sent to the Havana 

 market. The bales of tobacco are carried on the backs of 

 mules or horses to the city or to the nearest railway station. 



" In the long line or train of mules or horses, the head of 

 one mule or horse is tied to the tail of the one before it. 



GOING TO MARKET. 



On the back of the foremost sits the driver. The hindmost 

 carries a bell, which enables the driver to know whether any 

 of the animals have broken loose." 



From the description given by Hazard of Cuba, its soil, 

 climate, and other resources, it will readily be seen by all 

 acquainted with the tobacco plant that this famous island is 

 well adapted for the production of a tobacco that for fineness 

 and delicacy of flavor is hardly rivaled. With the peculiar 

 composition of the soil, and with a climate well adapted for 

 the perfection of all kinds of tropical plants and fruits, it can 

 hardly be imagined that any finer variety of tobacco can be 

 grown than that produced in Cuba and the adjoining islands. 

 Doubtless the climate of Cuba is nearly the same as when 



