The amount of tobacco consumed by different smokers varies considerably. Some will use a couple of ounces a day. while others are satisfied with less The moderate smoker averages perhaps three ounces a week. Indulged in with discretion, tobacco is admittedly rather beneficial than otherwise. It is chiefly a question of nicotine. The habitual use of tobacco heavily charged with ’nicotine may result ini nerve and heart trouble or weakening of the eyesight. As a matter of fact, practically all imported ’tobaccos contain an crcess of nicotine. In that connection it may interest the reader to learn that the purest tobaccos produced are grown in New Zealand. They contain comparatively such a small percentage ef nicotine that they may bo (indulged in ad. lib., with safety. A peculiarity of their manufacture, by the way, is that they are all toasted. Hence their fine flavour. They are adapted to all tastes. Riverhead Gold is mild, Navy Cut (Bulldog) medium, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull's Head) full. You can buy them ftt any tobacconists,—No. 17,
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 278, 4 November 1924, Page 5
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