Careless London’s Lost Luggage.

Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 44, 4 November 1927, Page 3

Careless London’s Lost Luggage.

Premises Required! London travellers are growing increasingly careless in their habits. Last year they contrived to leave behind them no fewer than 163,579 articles, which ultimately found their way to the Lost Property Office, and the forgetfulness is increasing so rapidly that the authorities have tnought it advisabe to obtain larger premises for the reception of what travellers abandon. Hitherto the collection of the ti.ings London forgets, accumulating at the rate of about 450 a day, has been housed at New Scotland Yard. This office was closed last December, and applications now have been made at the new building at 109 Lambeth road. During the fifty-seven years of its existence, the old office has received a remarkable assortment o! articles ranging from a baby’s feeding bottle to jewellery worth hundreds of pounds, states the Daily Telegraph. It was in the year 1850 that the police were made responsible for articles left in public vehicles, and the Lost Property Office was’ established in 1869, bince then, London’s losses have continued to increase to a remarkable extent. In the first year 2000 articles were deposited in the office.

Through the simple process of toasting his tobacco the modern manufacturer has been able to effect an enormous improve, rnent in the smoking quality. It is a wellknown fact that cooked food is whole, somer and more digestible than raw food and the same principle applies to tobacco. We do not eat raw meat or fish or drink raw coffee, why should we smoke raw tobacco.* It is wonderful how the flavour of tobacco can be developed by toasting. Try any ot the local brands and you will notice a marked improve, ment, and what is also important, as a re. suit of the toasting process the tobacco loses all deleterious properties. Sin ,kers who study their health should therefore give this matter their attention, and avoid strong foreign tobaccos heavily charged with nicotine, they are sure to undermine even the most robust constitution. Not only is the local article purer and more wholesome than most of the imported brands, but it is cheaper too. Riverhead Gold is mild and aromatic; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength, but it you prefer a full body try Cut Plug No 10