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have learned from Christians the de^raclinof habit 



of chewing; and a few women and girls have 

 become adepts in the art of f dipping ' as adroitly 

 as any Southern lady. 



" This tobacco habit blunts the sensibilities of 

 Zulu Christians so that missionaries feel that it is 

 almost as much of a hindrance to the progress of 

 the Gospel, and to the elevation of the people as 

 intemperance." 



Dr. Lizars relates that he once travelled with a 

 South American, " who first filled his nostrils with 

 snuff, which he prevented from falling out by 

 stuffing shag tobacco after it, and this he termed 

 ? plugging ; ' then put in each cheek a coil of pig- 

 tail tobacco, which he named r quidding ; ' lastly, 

 he lit a Havana, which he put into his mouth. 

 This gentleman was as thin as a razor, and fright- 

 fully nervous." 



What a body of living death ! 



TOBACCO MANUFACTURE ; CIGARETTE MAKING. 



The following is a description by Lillie E. Barr, 

 of the preparation of tobacco as she saw the pro- 

 cess in Richmond, Virginia : — 



M After a certain amount of drying and dipping 

 into various solutions, it goes through the supreme 

 process which makes it palatable to the chewer. 

 The leaves are laid on the floor, not necessarily a 

 clean floor, and then a negro man, with pants 

 rolled up to the knees, walks backward and for- 

 ward upon it. As he does so, he pours upon it a 



