329. MACOUBA SNUFF.

The varied flavour of snuffs of different kinds arises less from

the state of the original leaf, than the factitious additions of

manufacturers. The snuff of Martinico, celebrated under the term

“Macouba,” is made from the best leaves, which being moistened with

juice from their excellent sugar-canes, undergoes fermentation, and

having thrown off the offensive _fetor_ in scum and residuum, is

evaporated and ground in the usual manner.