CIGARETTES 



A cigarette according to the meaning of the 

 word is a small cigar. It consists of a roll of 

 loose tobacco wrapped in a case of either paper 

 or tobacco-leaf. In the latter case it is known 

 as an all-tobacco cigarette. 



Since the introduction of cigarette making 

 machinery the output of cigarettes in the 

 United States has grown enormously. This 

 will be seen from the following figures which 

 represent the output of cigarettes for the past 

 25 years: 



Number of cigarettes 

 Year manufactured in the United States. 



1890 2,000,000,000 



1895 3,500,000,000 



1900 4,000,000,000 



1905 6,500,000,000 



1910 7,000,000,000 



These figures taken from Government Re- 

 ports are given in round numbers. They in- 

 clude "little cigars" which form about 15% 

 of the totals. About one-third is at present 

 exported. In addition to the manufactured 

 cigarettes there is, of course, the large amount 

 of cigarettes made directly by the smoker him- 

 self. 



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