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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5104, 23 March 1927, Page 1

Robert Louis Stevenson once declared, according to one of his biographers : “No woman should marry a man who doesn’t smoke,” and Stevenson, it must be admitted, knew human nature. Another famous man of letters, Bulwer-Lytton, wrote (see hi>s novel. “What will he do with it ?”) : “He who doth not smoke hath either known no greater grief, or refuseth himself the softest consolation next to that which comes from heaveh.” As *o the harmfulness of the habit, much —very much —depends upon the tobacco. Brands heavily charged with nicotine are best avoided. In that respect and in other our own New Zealand grown tobaccos hold pride of place, because they contain comparatively little nicotine and may t-.ierefffire be indulged in ad. lib. without affecting nerves or heart. Doubtless that is why they are finding favour with so many smokers. They are on sale everywhere, and are adapted to all tastes. Riverhead Gold is mild aroamtie; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), a delightful medium ; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head label), a fine full-flavoured tobacco*