LARGE FACTORIES. 273 
My chapter on cigars would be incomplete did I fail to note 
the beautiful and courteous way in which. all Cubans no 
matter of what position, whether the exquisite at the club, 
or the portero at the door, ask you for a light. ‘Do me the 
favor Sefior?’ and you present your cigar, the lighted end 
towards the speaker. He takes the cigar delicately between 
his thumb and fore-finger, lights his own, and then, with a 
quick, graceful motion, turns yours in his fingers, presenting 
you, with another wave, the mouth end, makes you a hand 
salute, utters his gracios, and leaves you studying out the 
‘motions’ and thinking what a charming thing is national 
politeness.” j 
In the selection of leaves for the manufacture of cigars in 
the factories only the large fine ones are used for Regalias, 
Imperiales, or Medios Regalias; and also for Cazadores, 
Panetelos, Imperiales, Caballeros, and so on; the smaller 
fine leaves for Panetelos and Londres; the dark inferior 
leaves for Canones. The commonest tobacco goes to form 
the Milores Communes ; the worst is converted into cigars 
which are generally pressed flat, and known as Prinsados. 
For the smallest kind of Londres. and for Damos, a propor- 
tionally small leaf is employed. 
In Cuba and Luzon, one of the Philippine Islands, is 
found one of the largest factories for cigars in the world. In 
Manilla there are three factories where 7,000 families and 
1,200 males, are employed: one in Cavite, in which 5,000 
operatives, mostly females, are engaged ; and one in Malabar, 
which gives employment to about 2,000 more, also females. 
The tobacco is worked into both cigars and cheroots both of 
which have a variety of shapes. In both Manilla and Havana 
the custom of smoking is universal and one rarely meets 
with any of the male sex without a cigar between his lips. 
A writer speaking of the universality of the custom says: 
“Tn Havana, the custom of smoking is a universal one. 
There, young and old indulge freely in the use of the weed, 
dividing their attention pretty equally between the cigar 
and the cigarette: Even the ladies of the better class in 
many instances indulge; though not to so great an extent as 
is commonly reported.” . : aera 
“Smoking in Cuba” says an American writer, "1s like the 
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