has nothing to do with nicotine content; but 

 whatever amount of nicotine the tobacco pos- 

 sesses, at least one-half must be removed by fer- 

 mentation. As a general rule tobacco leaf 

 which is at least 2 years old is used and this is 

 submitted to a further fermentation process of 

 a special kind for a period varying from 2 to 6 

 months. When the fermentation process is com- 

 plete, the tobacco, while still in leaf and un- 

 powdered, is technically known as snuff. There 

 are two principal kinds of snuff and there are 

 many varieties of each kind principally differ- 

 ing in flavor and minor qualities. 



The two kinds of snuff are known as Wet and 

 Dry. These terms are due to the difference in 

 the mode of manufacture. 



In making wet snuff, the tobacco leaves are 

 ground up into grain form before the fermenta- 

 tion takes place. It only becomes snuff when 

 the fermentation is completed. 



In the dry kind the grinding does not take 

 place until after the fermentation is completed, 

 when the fermented leaves are thoroughly dried. 



The grinding is then done in a muller similar 

 to a mortar and pestle this operation being 

 conducted by machinery on a large scale. After 

 grinding the snuff is put through a sieving pro- 

 cess and is then sent to the seasoning depart- 



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