■Lost, in Uic wilds of Dartmoor,in a blinding snowstorm, the land sen at blotted o\it, darkness falling; no help near. Such was the plight of a tourist visiting England last winter. He couldn't see. hut stumbled blindly on. until ho reached the scant shelter afforded by an overhanging rock, and sank exhausted to the ground. Presently ho fumbled for his pipe and lighted it with dlfHculty: his matches were damp. When rescued, hours later by the search party, and revived, he spoke of the comfort that smoke had been when hope had fled. Tobacco can be a very pleasant help in time of stress. That litis been proved "many a time and oft" by New Zealanders who can testify from personal experience to the. virtues of the weed and the solace they have derived when in trouble, from our splendid National Tobaccos, Cut Plug No. " (Bullshead). Cavendish, Navy Cm No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold, so soothing, comfor'ing. and (because toasted) so compnra*!ve!v innocuous. When suffering from •''tile slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,’’ try toasted!
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20060, 5 October 1939, Page 9
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178Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20060, 5 October 1939, Page 9
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