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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 June 1924, Page 5

Tn tli e days of Aif Id Lang Sync a New Zealand-grown tobacco made its appearance on t.lie n'lurket, but failed to get a bold on the smoking public. The leaf was all right, but there was something deficient in the curing, and the industry languished and fizzled out. A much more recent attempt to solve the problem resulted in the production of the National Tobacco Co.'s brands, now firmly established in the favour of the smokers. The secret of this success is said to be due to the new toasting process, which the manufacturers are now applying to their tobacco, and which has resulted in a most remarkable improvement in the smoking quality. The difference between the toasted and the lion-toasted product is as wide as a cooked potato differs in taste from a raw potato. Any smoker can easily convince himself by trying just a few pipes of any of the following brands: Biverhead Gold, very mild; Toasted Navy Cut, of medium strength; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead) for those who prefer a full body *