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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 11 April 1933, Page 9

“About how many brands of tobacco do you reckon there are, all told?” enquired a Dunedin man of Kis smoke merchant. “Couldn’t say,” replied the latter, “but my encyclopaedia says about 500.” “And all smokable,” went on the customer with a laugh. “Wouldn’t care to bet on that,” said the tobacconist. “As you know there are brands mild enough for a baby aud others strong enough to make your hair curl.” “But surely,” remarked the customer, “there must be brands that are comparatively free from nicotine?” “I know of only four like that,” said the tobacconist. “And where do they come from?” asked the customer. “They’re grown right here in New Zealand,’’ replied the tobacconist, “and toasted in the course of manufacture. That takes the poison out of them and leaves them sweet and fragrant—also quite harmless. Yes, 1 said four brands: Riverhead Gold, Navy Cub No. 3, Cavendish, and Cut Plug No. 10.” The customer said he’d been told something worth remembering. He had.* There’s never any need to pay higu prices for eggs. The economical nouseu ife always preserves a goodly supply white they are cheap with SHARLAND’S “MOA” BRAND EGG PRESERVATIVE. Keeps eggs fresh for months.