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The Anatomy of Tobacco
and have devised a plan which compriseth all kinds within a small compass, which I here present thee with:—
Now methinks I hear many a one objecting to this synopsis, and pronouncing it as altogether meagre and imperfect, containing nought but a mere outline of the subject, and that done after a strange manner.
And in answer to such objections, if they be made, I reply as follows:—
First, as to the main plan, it is clear that all tobacco in ordinary use must come from one of three places. (1) From America, which I call Occidental or Hesperidian tobacco. (2) From Asia (un-
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