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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11953, 25 May 1933, Page 3

“Tliero’s no more harm in a pipe of tobacco than there.is in a cup of tea” declared Professor Huxley once, adding: “You may poison yourself by drinking too much green tea and kill yourself by eating too many beef-steaks.” Absolutely true, of course. But tobacco, like tea should be of good quality, for just as the purest lea is the least- harmful, so the purest tobacco is best for tho smoker. No tobacco is free from nicotine, although tho amount varies considerably with the brand. Our New Zealand tobacco contains hardly any, a fact of .paramount importance'to'smokers, because nicotine is perilous stuff, and especially bad for heart and nerves. The extraordinary , purity of New # Zealand tobacco is owing to it being toasted, a complicated process necessitating the employment of skilled labour and special; machinery. However, the result justifies the extra outlay involved for this tobacco—Riverhead Gold, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshcad) is as harmloss as it is delightful. But kcop a look out for imitations. .There are several about!—P.3so.