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liquor, affirming that more young men break down 

 in body and mind and finally go astray as a result 

 of smoking than of drinking, while the former 

 often leads to the latter." In this view concur 

 Dr. Parker, Dr. Rush, and a multitude of medical 

 men. 



Dr. Cowan affirms that " the exceptions are very 

 rare, when a user of tobacco in any of its forms 

 is not ultimately led to use alcoholic liquors ; and 

 that, next to transmitted tendencies, the use of 

 tobacco is the great cause of both moderate and 

 excessive alcoholic drinking." 



MANUFACTURE OF CHEWING-TOBACCO. 



For the following account I am indebted to a 

 Quaker friend, David Tatum, of Cleveland, Ohio, 

 who visited some of the largest establishments in 

 Virginia. 



* When the tobacco is brought into the factory 

 and carefully sorted, it is dipped in a solution of 

 licorice and sugar, and passed between rollers 

 which press it through the leaves, while the sur- 

 plus juice runs back into the solution in which it 

 was dipped. It is then dried : after which it is 

 put into boxes about four feet long, and two deep, 

 each layer of leaves being dusted with powdered 

 licorice and thoroughly sprinkled with rum till the 

 box is filled, then it is covered, and allowed to re- 

 main a few days until it becomes well soaked with 

 the licorice and rum, and ready to work up for 

 market." 



