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Southland Times, Issue 20832, 22 July 1929, Page 10

PICTURESQUE FUNERAL. A picturesque funeral was that of Mynheer Van Klaes, one of the world’s greatest smokers. His coffin was lined with the fragrant cedar of cigar-boxes, his pipe, tobacco, flint and steel were placed beside him for use wherever he might go. The smokers of Rotterdam were invited to the funeral and were presented with new pipes and ten pounds of good tobacco. They smoked during the ceremony, and at the words “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” solemnly shook the ashes from their pipes upon the coffin lid. Mynheer died at the ripe age of 81 which is exactly the same age as Dill’s Best tobacco to-day. For eightyone years Dill’s Best has been giving satisfaction and solid comfort to many thousands of men and every day the ranks of contented Dill’s Best smokers grow and grow.—Adyt,