A Word to HouseKeepers

Southland Times, Issue 19167, 3 October 1903, Page 4

A Word to HouseKeepers

I suppose you will ha\e found out long ago that wnenevcr nit article of food— or. indeed, anything else — becomes popular, on tho strenglli of its superior quality or great usefulness. v host >-f imiiatious arc at once foisted on tho market. In nine cosch out, of ton thosu are of far inferior quality to the original tuticlp, but. they are sold, and often in large (juuuiiiics. Tho manner in which tlm in '.lone is not by advertising, but. by giving tnormous discounts and trusting to the store and shopkeepers to give the article as v substituio for the popular and goimine thine whenever the latter iy inquired ior. Substitution means the supplying io you of a substitute when a genuine c: tick! is a^ked for. Imitations und ulivi substitutes are not ' just us good " ;ib the gonuiniv Substitution is unfair tra- ! ding, and is not. only an injury to i your pocket, und sometimes damaging to your health, but is also an insult to your intelligence. You can hell" l<> Kill ! the practice of substitution by rji-ising j to accept any substitutes, aud by dealing only with tradesmen who do not attempt to substitute. The celebrated Hondai-Lanka Teas are of such line quality and unsurpassed value that it ia not possible to give large discounts. Many shopkeepers n^ko a splendid thing out of this tea, simply because of its euormotts sule compured with other leas. A. few storekeepers are not long-headed enough to look out wv tnis. but prefer to get big profits on .substitutes for Hondai-Lanka — even at ! the risk of losing customers. 1 Bo on your guard. If a man will fl>eat 1 you in tea he'll cheat you in anything. | If you send your child for a packet of Hondai-Lanka Tea, and he brings a leudpacket imitation of soino " caulitlo-vpr" or other brand, it's time you changed your grocer. ; Beware of the man dishonest, in little things. Uenl with one or other of tho many upripht men who, when you usk for " llonuai-Lgi.ka Pure Coyloti.' will givo you this delightful tea with a smile, for they know it means a satisfied customer.