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Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1931, Page 8

At Nelson the other day a schoolteacher was taking a junior class in mental arithmetic. Addressing the top boy lie said: “Now, supposing your father had three plugs of tobacco and gave you one nine and seven-eights of another pie -• -how much would he have left?” “Please sir.” replied the tup boy, ‘father doesn’t smoke.” The teacher roared with laughter. And apropos of tobacco what do you think of our New Zealand toasted brands with their rare bouquet and fascinating flavour? Those are points, but the chief merit of this tobacco is that it is toasted, which process absorb* 5 most of tlie nicotine in it. and renders it- nerfectlv harmless. You cannot smoke more than a pipe or two (a a time) of the imported tobaccos with my comfort, owing to the quantity o' nicotine they contain But vou can smoke any amount of toasted New Zealand not onlv with keen eiroymem hut with absolute safety. There are enlv four brands manufactured: Riverhend Gold, Navy Cut No. 3. Ovendish. and Cut Plug No. 10.