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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 256, 7 October 1931, Page 2

"Laddie," said the old pro. fformerly well-known on the boards, but "resting" in Auckland for many a year now) to a reporter, "take it from me, when trouble comes there's nothing like a pipe to tranquilise the mind! My old Meerschauw is the best friend I ever had, and I never make a move of any consequence until I've had a smoke." There are heaps of men like that. Tobacco, often reviled by non-smokers, has proved a friend to millions! Of course there are tobaccos and tobaccos. Some brands are best avoided. Too rich in nicotine. They gradually undermine the health, because nicotine daily absorbed into the system through the pipe is a slow but sure poison. Almost all the imported tobaccos are like that. Our New Zealand tobaccos on the other hand, are absolutely safe. You see they are toasted, and the toasting neutralises the poison, besides giving them their much prized flavour and aroma. There are four brands only of toasted: Riverhead Gold, Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 and Cut Plug No. 1G. —209.