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NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 8

Over one hundred years old, and "he thoroughly enjoyed his pipe." That was recorded a while ago of Mr. William Reeves, who passed, away recently at Knox Home, Tamaki, Auckland, aged 101". The anti-tobaccoites are never tired of telling us that smoking shortens life, but if anyone cared to take a census of inmates of these charitable institutions, they would dis-cover-that great numbers of very old men — yes, and very old women, too — derive comfort and consolation from their pipes. Smoking so far from being injurious is really beneficial so long as the -tobacco is good and does not contain a heavy percentage of nicotine. The imported brands are practically all of" them loaded with nicotine. Our New Zealand tobaccos, on the other hand, contain so little that they may be smoked all day' 'without any illeffects. -They 'are full of flavour and fragrance, too, sweet and mellow and delicious: Ask for "Riverhead Gold" if you want a fine aromatic, "Navy Cut" (Bulldog) if you' like a good medium, v or "Cut Plug 1 No 10" ((Bullshead) if you prefer a grand &U-fla-voured sort.* " "•'' ■ •tnM'