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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5504, 22 November 1929, Page 2

Very high tides were experienced in the Piako River this week, due, no doubt, to a certain amount of flood water from the upper reaches and tributaries meeting the spring tides.

Smoker’s heart is principally due to a poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco leaf called nicotine. Strong tobaccos containing a high percentage of nicotine should therefore be Smokers should not judge alone when buying tobacco. Even a seemingly milcAigarette kind of a bright lemon colour often contains an excess of nicotine. It is by the way a peculiarity of certain New Zealand soils that they will grow leaf with comparatively little nicotine in it. Take, for instance, the well-known Riverhead Gold, Cavendish, Navy Cut and Cut Plug No. 10 brands. All may be smoked without fear of consequences. This is largely due owing to their being toasted. No other tobaccos are. The toasting it is that eliminates the nicotine and gives these lines their delicious flavour and aroma. They burn sweet and clean. They are manufactured exclusively by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd. (pioneers of the New Zealand tobacco industry), and are obtainable at all tobacconists, as well as at many grocers and general stores.*