Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-04-25

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to select for him, desires to order from Cuba be is
much safer in ordering from an old house With es-
tablished reputation. But the true method Is to
employ commission merchant in Havana, who
will make a judicious selection IF the tariff would
permit it, Americans would smoke better cigars In
general than they do now. ttS ~ u -c1s!r
The best tobacco of Cuba is grown in the West
ern part of the Island, and it is remarkable that
the same fact is true of the plant rs Of the vine in
France, that the soil seems to vary without any
visible indication of the reason, Plants growing
on one line of soil produce the most choice and val
liable tobacco, while those onthe ground ten feet
fer of seed, believe, makes no difference Of
course soil producing the finest leaf sof very hsh
value It is natures laboratory fitted forits work,
and no scientific agriculture can initiate It or pro
duce the same results - ''" -. " s.'''''''
am unable to procure the statistics of the ex-
port of cigars from Cuba. The amount is eror-
NOUS, but the amount consumed here Is also enor-
nous. Every one smokes and smoking is allowed
everywhere They say that when 6rebreaks ont
in Havana the engine companies rush to the spot
and begin work by form ag in Q line and Lighting
their cigars. True or not can affirm from q adoz-
en- examples, that in stores and shops Of all kinds,
ately take out his cigarette case and ask you for
light if you happen to be smoking, before he an
swers your question. - sG19 .5siHl7 q
have found very fine cigars selling here as low
as SIS per thousand. In few instances, however,
can these be obtained uniformly in any large quan-
titles, or from year to year. The Escuhpios man.
ufactory turns out very fine tobacco, fully equal to
any other in quality if not in elegance Of workman
ship. The old Cabanas house maintains its ancient
reputation. There are hundreds Of factories, large
and small, and it is not at all uncommon to find c-
roro fnr dirno xuhieb o,on1 s,aSf
for which you pay dime each. But twill notdo
to depend upon such purchases. s@&sL I"
All the cigars for sale here are fresh, and Il Is
difficult for even an experienced smoker from the
States to select here. 1t would be impossible to
find cigars in Hayana which are old and dry. And
here permit me to remark that smokers would do
better always to use fresh cigars They are better
in flavor, and produce less effect on the nerves even
when they are stronger cigars. Adry cigar has lost
much Of its distinctive character and it senly poor
cigars which improve BY age, by growing mild and
Havana and trial of all kinds Of cigars, am con
vinced that the best advice which can be given TO
Americans desiring to purchase frstrate cigars for
their own use, is to recommend them TO send for
Paratagas cigars If they wish small cigar, let
them send for Operas, at $50, and for large and
heavy aher-dinner cigar Brevas, at the same price
The Londres, at $53 for frsts, $4s for eseconds
and $33 for the thirds, are all good, and medium
sized cigar. They are very sure 10 have good ci-
gars who make up their minds to pay the expenses
and take these. - ,fs.i.;t.-.s -.
IhaYe thus far said nothing Of the Ggazete, or
Cigarillo which is smoked universally here by male
and female natives, and which Is beginning to be
used in New York more than formerly The Hon
radez manufactory is the largest here, and inthe
world. I visited it the other day, and was amused
to find that they do everything there except make
cigarettes. They make their own boxes and bar
rels, cut the paper, print the labels, fhogTaph the
ornaments for packages, cut and prepare the to-
bacco, and then send it out to be rolled into cigar
cites by any one and every one. Thousands OF
persons are thus employed. .YOn will scarcely see
porter at the door Of q Mouse II havana who is
not busymaking little money y ro3ing cigarettes.
The paper and tobacco are fHrnished BY the facto
~, and on returning the work the man, Womanor
child is paid at the window, after the work is In
spected and approved. But am very confident
that there is better tobacco in the world for cga1
cites than is grown in Cuba. There is no tobacco
here fit to smoke in pipe, and the best tobacco
for the pipe is generally the best for cigarettes A
mixture Of Louisiana Perique with the best james
River or Lynchbrg smoking tobacco makes bet
ter cigarette than anything in Cuba. Iatakia to-
bacco makes by far the finest. The supply from
here is enormous, in Europe and In the States -
I have frequently heard it stated that Connect
cut wrappers are exported to Cuba for use here
Many believe it. It is not true, and for The very
good reason that no such importation Is allowed
l. here It is not at all probable that cigar ever
| left Cuba which was rolled in anything but Cuba
wrapper or made of anything but Cuba tobacco.