After stripping and sorting, the ves are put into a large iron under where they are whirled bout and moistened with steam. After drying and wind-cooling, they are compressed into the cutting machines and finely shaved. This shredded mass is then taken to the flavouring machine where that bit f mystery is added which gives brand of cigarettes its distinguishing taste."
The rolling machine is next in order. Long strips of thin paper (that have previously been stamped with the particular brand in red and gold paint) unwind from a dise to which the tobacco is scattered by
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.