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Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1931, Page 8

When the Waikato train reached 'Mercer the other day, a lady of deImninod aspect thrust her head in at tin door ot a second-class smoker, and addressing a small mail with a pipe ill his mouth who was chatting with other passengers, exclaimed: ‘‘Henry! Put that p pc away, and come to my carriage. You’ve smoked quite enough. .D’you hear me?" “It’s toasted tobacco Pin smoking, my- dear," meekly replied the small mail, "there’s no nicotine in toasted tobacco, so it can't hurt me.” But tie was hustled out. "J he grey mare," laughed somebody. "Alas! poor Henry!" said somebody else. And they all laughed. ' But "Henry” was quite right. Tobacco freed of its,nicotine by toasting cannot hurt anyone. And that’s just where it differs from the imported leaf, more or less full as it mostly is, of nicotine. There are only four brands of toasted manufacuin d: River head Gold, Caveiidish, Navy Out No. 3 and Cut Plug No. 10—all famous for flavour and fragrance. But of course there are imitations. Every good thing i 3 imitated. —Advt.

Dinner plates, oreaklast plates, bread and butter plates, coupe plates, prices 4u, 6d, 7d, Hd each. Inspect these to-day at the Economical Crocket y Stiop. Also ask to see our splendid assortment of kitchen vva.re. It will interest you F. Stephens, Fropnet r«rtß. — Advt.

“But for the mercantile marine Gfeat Britain would have been starved through submarine activity in 1917, said Lord Bledisloe at the annual meeting of the Wellington branch o' the British Sailors’ Society last week. “At that time L was Deputy-Food Con-t'-l'cr in Great Britain, and I may tell you that at one-time in that year we had only enough bread-stall’s tor our 45 million people, not to mention those whom wq supplied with food "ho were in the trenches, to last us for a month. A few months lnt'T, as Sugar Controller, 1 can testify what I believe hus never yet been recorded, that ov.ing to the sinking of tvn> great ships bringing sugar respectively from C üba and Java we had only enough sugar to last us for * a fortnight. Hundreds of full ships were saved from sinking by the vigilance amd courage of those who manned our armed merchantmen.’’

A word to the wise—“A a scientific remedy for coughs Trents them at the point of tb«. mouth, nose and throat. eaotfS and relieves. 2s 6d fail doses —Is 3d . 60 doses. zol” is the I and colds, i infection Snotties, Kuvs 120 —Advt.