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The longer they lie in this iituation the 

 darker coloured the tobacco becomes. This 

 is termed " fweating the tobacco." 



After they have lain in this manner for 

 three or four days, for in a longer time they 

 may heat fo much as to grow mouldy, the 

 plants may be fattened together in pairs, 

 with cords or wooden pegs, near the bottom 

 of the ftalk, and hung acrofs a pole, with 

 the leaves fufpended, in the fame covered 

 place, a proper interval being left between 

 each pair. In about a month the leaves 

 will be thoroughly dried, and of a proper 

 temperature to be taken down. This ftate 

 may be afcertained by their appearing of 

 the fame colour as thofe imported from 

 America, with which few are unacquainted. 

 But this can be done at no other feafon 

 than during wet weather j for the tobacco 

 being a plant greatly abounding with falts, 

 it is always affeded if there is the leaft hu- 

 midity in the atmolphere, even though it 

 be hung in a dry place. If this rule be 



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