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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 332, 2 November 1945, Page 2

ISUED BY The DEPT: OF HEALTH If you want to excel Ea DON'T SMOKE Too YOUNG} Once acquired, the smoking habit is hard to break Ea don't acquire it too young if You want to excel in sport and learning: Here is the case for tobacco smoking: for and against: _ FOR: It helps you to relax; it takes the strain 0ff tired nerves and induces 4 "'feeling of relief from fatigue and irritability : It is an aid to sociability: AGAINST : Excessive smoking can irritate the throat and lungs, shorten the breath ; upset the action Of the heart; set uP and perpetuate catarrhal conditions and is a cause of morning cough: (There is no proof that it can cause permanent damage to lungs or heart; or induce cancer). FACTS: Tobacco smoking is habit forming: The fragrant weed 0} harbours poisons Ee nico- tine and carbon monoxide: The nicotine con- tent of dry tobacco smoke averages 0.6 Per cent: Not very much; but a heavy smoker gets a little nicotine lots of times each day. And the effect is cumulat- ive: Inhaling smoke into the lungs allows about 85 cent: of the nicotine to Ber: absorbed: ADVICE : (I) Moderation in the use of tobacco by adults: (2) Abstinence in adolescence no tobacco until 21 years of age should be the rule: It does retard mental and physical achievement: (3) Minimum inhalation: HELP YOURSELF To KEEP FIT / KEEP THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE: 6b FOR A HEALTHIER NATION 4healthyfuture toryour baby Ankorir Lh ANKORR Bbyeoo" ALWAYS SAFE BABY FOOD In New ZEALAND CO-OPERATiVE DAiRy Co Lto ANZAC AVENUE, AUCKLAND