294 The Fermentation of Cacao 



therefore, I have included these remarks in 

 order to call attention to the closed sweating or 

 fermenting chambers of the Philippine Isles, in 

 the hopes that by stimulating attention in that 

 direction, tobacco producers, the same as cacao 

 planters, will be encouraged to carry out 

 individual investigations, with a view of dis- 

 covering improved methods for fermenting 

 their leaves, not only to enable the enzymes to 

 improve the quality, but by keeping the beetles 

 and other pests away; to increase the output of 

 high-class tobacco from their estates. 



