804 MANILLA CIGARS. 
that unlike other varieties, such as Havana, Manilla, Para- 
guayan, Swiss and Brazil, the taste for them is not natural, 
but, when once formed,.becomes very decided. As a general 
rule smokers of Yara cigars think other kinds are deficient 
in flavor, and are wanting in quality, because they lack the 
peculiar flavor belonging only to Yara cigars. Be this as it 
may, we hardly think the Yara cigar suited to the cigarist’s 
taste at the present time. Its aromatic flavor is not adapted 
to the general taste, and some little time is required to de- 
velop a decided love for it. We prefer the ‘“ Cubas,” made 
from a good quality of leaf grown near Trinidad, Puerto- 
Principe, and other cities east of Havana. The peculiar 
flavor of Yara cigars is owing to the character of the soil, 
rather than to any artificial process employed in manufactur- 
ing. In moistening Havana leaf Catalan wine is used, and 
other flavoring extracts. This may (and does) change the 
condition and quality of the tobacco, but even with this 
treatment, the flavor of Yara tobacco would be unlike that 
of Havana leaf. 
MANILLA CIGARS. 
This well-known variety of cigars is manufactured from 
Manilla tobacco grown in Luzerne, one of the Phillippine 
Islands, which is known as superior leaf for cigar purposes. 
Manilla cigars have an extensive reputation, but principally 
in the East and in Europe. These cigars are made in various 
MANILLA CIGAR AND CHEROOT. 
forms and shapes, some of them are called cheroots (the term 
used in the East for cigars) and are principally known for their 
aromatic flavor, entirely distinct from that of Havana cigars. 
