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Franklin Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 45, 22 April 1942, Page 4

When tobacco first made its appearance in China the pigtailed populace became so fond of it that the reigning Emperor sternly forbade its use under penalty of death!* He was doubtless a “never-touch-it” and didn’t approve of bis subjects enjoying something he couldn’t relish himself. -Anti-tobacco-iles are like liiat. Hut smoking is now so universal that were tobacco forbidden today the ban would certainly be ignored. A world without' tobacco in the twentieth century is unthinkable! Everywhere the comsumption of the weed is advancing by leaps and bounds Here in New Zealand the principal demand is for the genuine “toasted which combines the most exquisite flavour with Hie 'choicest bouquet, and what is practically immunity for the smoker —indulge tie ever so freely. The toasting does it! The five brands of the real thing—Navy Gut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Pocket Edition, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold are in constant request. But there are two sorts of “toasted” —Die genuine and the imitation. “A word to the wise will always suffice!”

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