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the nearest shipping town, where, before ex¬ 
portation, it is examined by an inspector ap¬ 
pointed for the purpose, who gives a certi¬ 
ficate to warrant the shipping of it, if it is 
sound and merchantable, if not, he sends it 
back to the owner. Some of the warehouses 
to which the tobacco is sent for inspection 
are very extensive; and skilful merchants can 
accurately tell the quality of the tobacco from 
knowing the warehouse at which it has been 
inspected.* Where the roads are good and 
dry, tobacco is sent to the warehouses in a 
singular manner: Two large pins of wood 
are driven into either end of the hogshead, 
by way of axles ; a pair of shafts, made for 
the purpose, are attached to these, and the 
hogshead is thus drawn along by one or tw r o 
horses; when this is done, great care is taken 
to have the hoops very strong. 
Tobacco is not near so much cultivated now 
as it was formerly, the great demand for wheat 
having induced most of the planters to raise 
* By the laws of America, no produce which has under¬ 
gone any sort of manufacture, as flour, potash, tobacco, 
lice, &c. can be exported without inspection, nor even put 
into a boat to be conveyed down a river to a sea port. The 
inspectors are all sworn, are paid by the states, and not suf¬ 
fered to take fees from any individual This is a most po¬ 
litic measure ; for as none but the best of each article can 
be sent out of the country, it enhances the price of Ameri¬ 
can produce in foreign markets, and increases the demand. 
