A famous London (Harley Street) specialist’s tribute to the value of tobacco: "The ground on which tobacco holds so firm a footing is that of nearly every luxury it is the least injurious.. It does Infinitely less harm than opium. It is in no sense worse than tea. Also, a thorough smoker is never a glutton. It brings quiet to the over-worn body and restless mind. The over-wrought man finds in it a quietus for his exhaustion.” Hut the doctor insists that tobacco 'must be "pure.” Well, if purity is to he the criterion, how many of the foreign tobaccos will fill tile bill? Brands reeking with nicotine assuredly cannot ho considered “pure”! If you want a really pure article, go for tiie tobaccos* grown and manufactured in New Zealand by the National Tobacco Company (pioneers of the New Zealand tobacco industry). Hardly any nicotine in them because they are toasted. They are peculiarly soothing, cool, fragrant and delicious. Ask for Riverhead Gold, Dessert Gold (mild), Navy Cut or Cavendish (medium), or Cut Plug" No, 10 (full strength),*
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 9
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