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Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1933, Page 6

The story greg that in the early days of smoking in England a citizen of “credit and renown” (like John Gilpin) was quietly e njoying his pipe— (and incidentally emitting clouds of . smoke •from mouth and nostrils) when his ■serving man, who had never seen anyone smoking before, came along, and jumping to the conclusion that his master was on fire, rushed to the well, and drew a bucket of water with which he drenched the unfortunate in order to “put him out.” One laughs ove* that old story, 'but people there <«re to this , day, who throw cold water on, tobacco-smoke, and refuse to believe in the face. of the clearest evidence that tobacco is harmless provided it is good and as free as may be from nicotine. .Our New Zeajand tobacco, for instance, cannot do anybody any harm. It is toasted, and the to:st_ ing kills th e nicotine in if, besides giving it its “famous flavour 'and fragrance. Thei'p are hut four brands of the genuine toasted; Navy C u t No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish Riverbead Gold, and Cut Plug No. IP (Bullshead).—iAdvt.

Don’t take risks with colds; take Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion. It’s a marvellously efficient remedy. . Pleasant to tak?. Bui’ds up. the system. Is 6d, 2s 64,, and 4s. 6d.~4drt.