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Opunake Times, 16 September 1941, Page 5

“Do you know New Zealand produces the most excellent tobacco?’’ wiites “Lone Hand” in the People's Journal.” “It was Ihe ship’s doctor on the run out who told me, but when he said this tobacco was ‘toasted’ I reckoned he was pulling my leg. I soon found it was true, after I landed, through; tousled il is and that’s one reason why it’s -so popular in the ‘Britain of the South.’ But why toast it?’ You may ask, ‘and what difference can that make?’ Toasting (a rather complex process).! makes all the difference. I) ex-| tracts the nicotine from the leaf and thus makes it pure and, wholesome, besides helping to give it its beautiful flavour and very fine aroma. I liked ibis I tobacco so much 1 gad 1° prefer il to any other, and so, 1 quicklv discovered, do most New Zealanders. You may be interested lo know there are five brands: Put Plug No. 10 (Hull shea d), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. T (Bulld\)<>‘) Hiverhead Cold and Desert Gold. Tim two latter, by the I way, make splendid cigarettes.