There are two styles of these' rally ing and chopping machines—old and new. The non-committal person who explained the process sai that there were ''more than" eighty old style machines, and "tore than" twenty new, The old style machines turn out 300 cigar-eftes a minute and the new style The next link in this interesting chair, is the drying room. This is for cigarettes that have turned out perfectly. 'The others must be broken up and reconstructed. This drying room is kep' the temperature of a Turkish bath—but no Turkish bath was ever so _powerfully scented. A little of this room will go a long way. The climate plays an important part in the drying of cigarettes. Those sent to North China are not dried at all, as they will dry sufficiently en route
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