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‘|| would he a good thing for dentists if smoking had never been invented,” writes “Forceps” in a London journal devoted lo dentistry, adding: -'Tobacco smoke is one of the very finest preservalives of the teeth. If may discolour them sometimes, but it frequently prolongs their usefulness to old age. Sweets, on the other hand, are the dentist's best friends. Children and women, who are always munching them, very often suffer badly from defective teeth, and t never pass a lolly-shop without wanting to take off my hat to il. But tobacco smoke assuredly prevents decay." So it does. But the tobacco should lie of special quality. “Toasted" is ideal for the purpose, because, owing to the comparative absence ol nicotine in it. if ran he smoked so freely without affecting the health. All five brands of the genuine toasted — Cut Plug No. tO (But Ist mad). Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Pocket Edition. Biverhcad Gold, and Desert Gold, are splendid teeth preservers, and more fragrant and delightful tobaccos are simply not to he had, whatever price you may pay.

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Franklin Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, 11 January 1943, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Franklin Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, 11 January 1943, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Franklin Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 3, 11 January 1943, Page 4