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TOBACCO. 



" The unmanufactured tobacco which is imported into 

 this country, is converted into roll or spun tobacco, cut to- 

 bacco and cigars, and the refuse is used for making snuff. 

 Eoll tobacco is the staple manufacture in Scotland and 

 Ireland, and cut tobacco the staple article in England. 



"In the manufacture of roll tobacco, the leaves are 

 moistened with water, spun into various sizes of twist, 

 made up into rolls, and pressed. The liquid or juice 

 which exudes under pressure is used as a sheep dip. Cut 

 tobacco is made by moistening the leaves, cutting them 

 into the desired size, and drying on plates. Sometimes 

 it is made into cakes in the first instance, and afterwards 

 cut. 



" When we compare the composition of roll and cut 

 tobaccos with that of the leaf from which they are 

 made, we find that the difference lies almost entirely in 

 the amount of moisture, and as manufacturers are not 

 allowed to add anything but water and a little oil to 

 tobacco, you will not err very much in assuming that as 

 a rule the cheapest qualities of roll and cut tobaccos 

 contain most water. Thus in 15 samples of the cheapest 

 roll tobacco I found an average of 41*66 per cent, of 

 water. 



" The lowest qualities of cut tobacco, such as are 



