alone would formerly cost as much as $75.00. 
In the smaller “hand-made” factories, the 
method of procedure is about as follows: The 
leaf on receipt is opened and moistened. The 
“filler” leaf is separated from the wrapper. The 
filler leaf is made up into “books,” a “book” 
being a bunch of leaves suitable for one cigar. 
The loose books are then allowed to ferment 
for a week or so when they are ready for use. 
The bunchmaker selects and arranges his leaves 
from each book, selects his binder and rolls the 
whole into cigar form. If a mold is used he 
puts the bunch in a matrix of the mold and 
fastens down the cover until the leaves are 
pressed into shape. They then go to the wrap- 
per man and are wrapped either by machine or 
by hand, according to the class of goods. The 
wrapping is begun at the lighting end and 
finished at the point which is called the head. 
After trimming to gauge, the cigar is ready for 
inspection and classification according to color, 
etc., and for banding. 
Cigars according ‘to their manufacture are 
classed for trade purposes in various ways. 
The trade nomenclature embraces the following 
descriptions : Cigars, little cigars, alroueere 
cigars, stogies and cheroots. 
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