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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 365, 20 February 1937, Page 7

“Got any pipe tobacco fit to smoke?” lie barked. "A new chum,” thought the tobacconist; “plenty of side on, too!” Then to the stranger: “What kind of tobacco d'ye want, mister—medium or full?” “Medium! Meedium!” replied the customer im- | patiently, “but no rubbish, mind! I’m i a connoisseur. Here —let’s have an : ounce to try\out. If it’s right, I’ll come j again.” He blew in again next day. f “That imported tobacco I had yesteri day—don’t know what it was, but I'll I take a pound.” “Certainly,” said the j tobacconist, “but that wasn’t importbed; that was New Zealand tobacco, I Navy Cut No. 3.” Go on!” said Mr. i Newchum incredulously. “Yes, grown I and manufactured in the Dominion,” continued the weed merchant; “toasted, too. That means practically harmless. Cuts oiit nicotine. Oh! five brands: Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Riverhead Gold, and. Desert Gold.” “Well, if it’s not imported it’s every bit as good,” commented the customer. “Some— of my ‘regulars’ says it’s better,” replied the tobacconist, “You live and learn, don’t you?”

i “The little courtesies of life forni--1 erly paid to my sex by the opposite I ono are mostly ignored to-day,” ! laments a lady in writing to a Sydney ■ paper. “Look at our trains and trams, j Men travelling by them will not hesi- ; tate to smoke in the presence of [ ladies although they know perfectly well that many of the latter, even now, find tobacco smoke offensive. I j call it most selfish and ill-mannered.’’ | This fair correspondent seems quite | oblivious of the fact that special cars | are reserved in Australia as in New | • Zealand for the use of non-smokers. I Yet ladies still persist in rushing the smoking compartments, so that smokers are often crowded out. Hapj pily so far as New Zealand is* con- | corned complaints about. tobacco I smoke are far less common than form ' erly because most New Zealanders j now smoke “toasted,” and its pure. I sweet fragrance disarms criticism. All ■ five of the tested blends,. Cut Plug ] No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Navy ; Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold, | and Desert Gold are (being toasted) ! almost innocent of nicotine and con- [ sequently virtually harmless.