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Chronicle (Levin), 18 April 1946, Page 8

Some interesting particuliars about smoking figured in a London correspondent's letter to a New Zealand paper the other day. The. writer (claiming to know) declares that English women are the hea-v-iest smokers of their sex, the world over; that soldiers and outdbor workers are the heaviest male smokers in England; and that Ehglish parsons smoke more than any other class of professional men. As for tobacco (this has been noted: before) , there is less demand for the coarser brands than formerly, the general preference now beihg, for better quality lines. The same tendency, it is interesting to note„ is in evidence in New Zealand? an,d. has been^'ever since "toasted" mad© its appearance. In fact, the fiv.e toasted brands, Cut Plug Noe 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog) , Cavendish, Riverhead Gold. and Desert Gold, may be saidi. to. have educated the public taste, and created. a demand, for "the best." Not only are these1 ftve. blends oi the highest grade, but being prahtically free from nicotine (elimin,atedby. toa,sting) , they cannot haTm ,the smbker ev.en though he smokes toi excessl