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end in lieu of tobacco Of smoking in bed Mission's 

 remarks about the effects of tobacco on Englishmen His 

 verses in praise of smoking Dr. Aldrich, Dean of 

 Christchurch, Oxford His song on tobacco, to be 

 smoked while singing His higher claims to admiration. 



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THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND SMOKING PIPES 



VARIOUS kinds and sources of supply Qualities due to climate, 

 soil or other causes Natural qualites determine destina- 

 tion Strong kinds find favour in North America, mild 

 in Europe Cuba's leaf richest in excellences desired by 

 smokers Cuba's make-up the model for the rest of 

 the tobacco producing world The effect of the McKirley 

 tariff on Cuban cigar manufacture The highly prized and 

 priced Havana legitimas Small area over which the 

 Havana plant is grown Harvesting and curing operations 

 in Florida Packing of bales for exportation Bonded 

 warehousing accommodation and its regulations Different 

 kinds of cigars suited to different seasons and climates 

 Manila cheroots, their kinds and manufacture Govern- 

 ment monopoly and its removal Illicit growth of the 

 plant by mountaineers Number of employes, their work 

 and wages Cheroots used in lieu of coin Various kinds 

 of tobacco offered to the consumer Invisible life infests 

 tobacco leaves Tobacco culture prohibited in England 

 except in Physic Gardens Removed in 1886 Failure 

 of English cultivation Manufacture of cigars Inequality 

 of Customs duty Historical view of tobacco pipes 

 Clay piyes Meerschaum, its origin and manufacture 

 Briar-root and other materials used for pipes. 



