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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 301, 21 December 1939, Page 2

"No; chewing is not a refined habit," said the wholesaler to the reporter, with a laugh, “but it’s going out. ’Most everybody smokes now. Where does all the tobacco come from? Why, chiefly from America, of course. But other countries contribute, and it’s astonishing what a lot of toasted New Zealand tobacco goes up in smoke! The true toasted of course, I mean. Tho manufacturers turn it out by the ton, and the bigger the output the greater the demand seemingly. Why so popular? Well, to begin with the quality’s O.K. There’s nothing like it! Secondly, the toasting purifies eliminates the nicotine, and makes these blends perfectly safe to smoke. You can’t overdo it with the genuine toasted—Riverhead No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. How t is the toasting done? Sorry, but I can’t tell you. That’s the manufacturer’s secret. But I’ve seen the process at the factory. Wonderfully ingenious!" Tho scribe, well satisfied with his “story," shut up liis notebook and vanished.