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“Of all the plants that grow,” write* Professor Thorold Rogers in “Science Notes,’’ the tobacco plant has probably 'been the source of more happiness than any other. To quote Kingsley “there’s no herb like it under the canopy of heaven.” Sometimes it proves highly injurious, it is true. When it does there’s a reason for it. Smokers are notoriously careless. A men gets used to a certain brand and continues to smoke it by the mer. e force 0 f habit. If it is pure it won’t harm him. If it is overloaded with the deadly pois°n known as nicotine it may kill him sooner or later. The difficulty is to ensure its purity. They have solved this problem in New Zealand, L ur.-aerstand. The tobacco produce:! in that favoured land is toasted. That effectually rids it of most of its nicotine, .leaving it quite harmless. A wonderful country.” The professor refers to the four brands f n popular with Now Zealanders: Cut Plug No. 10 (BuHshead), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), and Riverhead Gold—th e only toasted tobaccos. —Advil;

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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1933, Page 4

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Untitled Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1933, Page 4

Untitled Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1933, Page 4

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