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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 June 1925, Page 5

Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective of fiction, smoked strong_ black shag tobacco and derived inspiration from it when puzzling over some problem of more than ordinary complexity. Shag is too full-flavoured for many smokers. It contains a lot of nicotine, and excess of nicotine is a bad thing. The habitual use of such tobacco is bound sooner or later tf affect the consumer injuriously. Unfortunately practically all imported tobaccos are Voavily charged with nicotine. And in that respect they differ essentially from our New Zealand grown tobaccos, in the comparatively small amount of nicotine which constitutes one of theii chief recommendations. Also and this is important —they are all toasted, and toasting brings out the flavour of the leaf in a most remarkable way. There are several brands of this popular tobacco. Eiverliead Gold mild, Navy Cut (Bulldog label) medium, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head) full strength. Each of them has its merits. That seasoned smoker Sherlock Holme; would doubtlessly prefer the las;, named.* I