Untitled

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4884, 30 September 1925, Page 3

Anti-tobaccoiteg are wont to say hard things about smoking, but quite often they are untrue. Tobacco may have its .faults, but its virtues should not be overlooked. Smoking assists digestion : it is also a great preservative of the teeth and a destroyer of the harmful germs which infect <4l people’s mouths, while its soothing and tranquilising effects in times of mental stress, worry, or exertions are well known to all smokers But tlw quality should be good. Brands full of nicotinq (like many of the imported varieties) are best avoided, our own New Zealand-grown tobaccos contain comparatively little nicotine, an l may consequently bq smoked freely without injurious results, wnije owing to the leaf being toasted In the process of manufacture (quite a novel idea) they are remarkable for flavours and 'fragrance. The popular brands are Riverhead Gold, aromatic ; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), full strength. The demand for these goods is growing so rapidly that me New Zealand tobacco industry is ns ' suredly destined to become of thefirst importance*