It has been stated above that much of the 

 Perique tobacco is a substitute for the genuine. 

 This substitute is made by taking inferior leaf 

 and submitting it to a similar process, i. e., 

 pressure and oxidation repeatedly. The pro- 

 cess is abridged but a black tobacco results 

 particularly when certain darkening ingredi- 

 ants are added. The moral is if you want 

 genuine Perique be sure where you get it, and 

 don't grudge the price. 



CHEWING TOBACCO 



The particular qualities required in leaf for 

 this purpose are toughness, sweetness of taste, 

 and a richness in oils and gums. Suitable leaf 

 having been selected the leaf is cut and moulded 

 into small plugs or "chews" which are put up 

 in boxes for the market. Flavoring essences are 

 of course plentifully used. 



As well as plug, chewing tobacco may be of 

 the variety known as twist, the leaves being spun 

 and twisted in a continuous roll. 



The plug consists of a wrapper and filler like 

 the cigar the brighter and better grades of leaf 

 being used as wrappers. Burley leaf and the 

 yellow leaf tobacco of Virginia, Kentucky and 

 the Carolinas are principally used. The sub- 

 stances used for flavoring are liquorice, cane 

 sugar, maple sugar, molasses, and rum, prin- 



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