There are many variants of the Turkish 

 cigarette. Besides the common paper wrapped 

 variety some have fillers of Turkish tobacco 

 with Havana or Virginia leaf wrapper; others 

 have mixed fillers of Turkish, Virginia, Havana 

 or Perique, two or more or all kinds being 

 mixed. Each type of cigarette has its own 

 special votaries. Cigarettes of this variety are 

 not, however, so popular in the United States 

 as in other countries where the cigarette is the 

 most pronounced type smoked. 



The American cigarette is generally made of 

 Yellow Virginian tobacco and is popular all 

 the world over. The secret of success in good 

 cigarette making lies in the selection and blend- 

 ing of the leaf so that the proper strength and 

 characteristics may be secured. As a general 

 rule no adulterants of any kind are added to 

 the tobacco except in some of the very cheap 

 kinds in which the leaf is sometimes treated with 

 a glycerine solution in order to give it a sweetish 

 taste. The solution is quite harmless. 



The machinery for the manufacture of cigar- 

 ettes has been brought to such perfection that 

 it is quite automatic. The only hand work re- 

 quired is the feeding of the tobacco into the 

 hoppers. The cutting, rolling, wrapping, tip- 

 ping and packing are all done quite mechanical- 

 ly, the cigarettes being turned out all ready 



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