, 1876-02-26
MYSTERIES OF TOBACCO.
Thousands Of Rcuma OF Pnpex Rufkcd
into SmO1ko.

Thousands OF Rcuma oil Pnpex Ru1kcd
into SMOIko.
Et,o Toyk commsfe4a1 5drrttstrs .
Ono Of tho mysteries OF New York. Of which
planatton, iss rWhat under tho sun becomes Of
tho enormous quantity Of this coarse brown
wrapping paper which Ne everywhere Geo piled
up to tho ceiling In warehouses. or shJing aososs
tho sidewalk from truck to store, lExo tarthtaa
at1owa dArkentng tho sun, or psrchance coming
to tho city from mills In the surrounding country
loading rholo tEains Of freight os.ol" This,
surely, ie . profound pukzlo. which few esea
tho answer (" Tell It not In Qathj publish IL
not In the etreeta Of Anke1op.)" In brief, W<
have 1t this port an enormous export trade ID
straw paper batwesn New York and Havana,
whore IL enters into manufacture Of tobacco.
The trade oan ho .eokoned by Thousands Of tons:
Not = steanaos leAyes port that doos not take out
from 4 600 10 5000 reams. or In occasional 10.
STANCES ~ htBh aa 3o, GOO Feans. Hus !otJ feM
days have elapsed slnce steamer sailed Esta
dant that this heavy export Of paper. thai, toy
ali Of. : singls description, tho coatsest and
cheapest, could not DO for ordinary consumption
No market could poraibly demand auch quans1,
did nothing exoopt run to tho Rrooery for small
Packages. The p4peE rnior1ed to sails kt 20 cenA
par saam Of u Or pounds. and whnn packed fot
export ta usually pressed into bales Of 100 reams
64Cus ~ ID 004A A4A* tA4o VAfVAbA aA9 w hA&6S
that our entlro domeatio consumption 10 Soaros!1
c1uAl 70 one-aixteonth Of tho total shipped q
Cuba aloncl Hh.le additional qaandtlea arc iu
damand for Brazil. Bermuda, eto,-very much Q!
H. doubtless, going, Into ths ,manufsctura OF
cherOots and clghrbttes. For this purpose, ~
arc told, 1t serves admirably, the paper. unde4
combustion, leaving no fessduum other than
pure whito ash- Tbara ia but ono conoluEion
as remarked bY leading deAlor In tho tI&de.
that ths great bulk Of thta paper 10 converted
Into cigars Of tho lowof grade, and when rctQrnot
under custorn-houso brands. neatly bo1od ant
fragrant With tlluaiyo odoIs. readily commands
aalo. Tbs peculiar manipulation which stray
pApnT uuderKoea in process OF conyerslon IL o.
courae known only to tho initiated But Il u No!
Understood that whom saturated In the tuct Q!
tobacco stsus. and. parbAps, almost dissolved,
tho once deapised yellow roans mako :" filling
almost equal, 1t nos superior, to tha genuine leaS
In fsot It IL sometimes possible 70 doSsot, - "
Rro Informed, this delicate fllm OF paper inter
apped with laayos ln tho dnlshed ct2kt, OF neAsl
folding tho exterior. 10 huoh . raanenont oi
art haA this buhineaH bean carried, that By tht
use OF machines rolled oyor tho aheet Of paper
ii. anoat perfect 1Mpress OF tbs tobacco last Il
obtained, the peculiar "spote bstnK printed y
on calico. The xssta aud tofuso ot factories u
ltke manner Ia carefully gathered, and, By Inter
| mlngl!ng With paper. onoe more acquires BOO!
| and consistency. 10 that In subsequent use tn
votary Of tobacco inhales 1t 10 bis pipe securing
| coatott aud eolAco, or takea it pnlvsrtxed tuta
| anetf, through tho noss1ile, imagining hinsoil
transported In dreamy laasituae beyond the cares
| and Morrlments OF shla lower hfe-on Visp OF
paper.