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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 31 October 1933, Page 5

It was in the “Cathedral City” that a smartly dressed lady went a-slum-ming. Interviewing an old fellow in his wretched home she found him enjoying his pipe. “I’m glad,” she said, with a hard smile, “to see you can afford to smoke in spite of the hard times.” “D’you smoke yourself, ma’am?” queried the old man.-. The lady stared, “I smoke cigarettes— yes,” she replied. '“The cigarette to well-to-.do ladies is just a plaything,” said the ancient. “To me, friendless and weary, the pipe is a blessing unspeakable. I smoke but one pipe a day.” The lady, highly offended at such plain speaking, went. “Insolent,” she muttered. But w T as he'? Tobacco has been reviled as health-destroying. That depends. Look at our New Zealand brands —practically free from nicotine, therefore harmless. They’re toasted! Four varieties—Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshcad), and Rivcrhead Gold —the sweetest, wholesomest, and most delightful tobaccos procurable in this or any other country. They are absolutely ’pure! They will not affect heart, nerves or throat! —Advt. faetured. —Advt.’