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Show BOEn TOBACCO 13 STRONG. I fff Whlto Man Cannot Endure ,s 8cent or Taste-Bl'6 Like It. After Transvaal tobacco, but a long way aftor, cornea Boor Tho namo is In reality nowadays a misnomer, bu3 South Africa, for thla tobacco Is grown largely In Natal and 'Cap9 Colony. It Is also cultivated in tho Orange Klvrr colony, Is Bold by tho roll and can bo obtained for about ?8 a pound If n whole roll Is purchased it s ai80 sold by tho sack. ,. Whlto men buy thjie sacks, but they Jo not smolto thojcontentsthemi,ches, they uso It to roVard the Kafflr servants serv-ants for working wertlmo, or doing any other meritorTotiB action Tho lasto for Transvaal tobacco is an acquired ac-quired ono; It also takes a certain tlmo beforo n man gets used to tho scent No white man who has como from n dlstanco has bo far lived long enough to acquire a liking for cither tho taste or tho smell, but It has its uses in tho caso of tho natives, and It Is also usoful If y tavo an undesirable unde-sirable visitor who you are anxious to get rid of. Offer him a pipe of Boer tobacco nnd ho will neer enter your home nirnln. Tho traders purchase- this wood largely; thoy also use It upon tho natives In tho shape of presents, ns ovory Kafllr who makes a purchaso In a country storo always asks for a froo gift and tho competition to sccuro tho natlvo trado Is so acute that tho ro-quest ro-quest cannot bo refused. |