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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5368, 24 December 1928, Page 2

Anti-tobaccoltes 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. Smokiug assists digestion : it is also a great preservative of the teeth and a destroyer cf the harmful germs which infect all people’s mouths, while its soothing and tranquilising effects in times of mental stress, worry, or exertions are well known to all smokers. But th* quality should be good. Brands full of nicotine, (like many of ths imported varieties) are best avoided, our own New Zealand-grown tobaccos contain comparatively little nicotine, an-i may consequently bq smoked freely without injurious results, wrdle owing to the leaf being toasted In the process of manufacture (quite a novel idea) they are remarkable for flavous and fragrance. The popular brands are Riverhead Gold, aromatic ; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium; and Cut Piug No. 10 (Bullshead), full strength. The demand for these goods is growing so rapidly that the New Zealand tobacco industry Is assuredly destined to become of thfirst importance.*