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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13728, 17 March 1915, Page 4

Watson's No. 10 Whisky /s of unvarying quality; ha>i the mellow, unadulterated, rich flavour and the purity that pleases the cocnoisseur. *

"LADIES" :—rlf hubby is in need of a tonic, give him a taste of the delicious ""MILITARY PICKLE." Price reasonable. Buy a bottle to-day.

"I 4.DIES"-— Why is the delicious | "MILITARY PICKLE" the best of all condiments? Buy a bottle to-day and supply the smsv/er to your friends. Price reasonable.

We snend much money on alcohol and tobacco. The retail cost, is estimated at about £5,000,000 a y»aj Let it even be supposed that the use cf these drugs has no deleter' >cs effects on their users. Let it also be supposed that the use of alcohol does not lead to expenditure in the keeping of the peace, and m the administration of justioe. Let us ignore the indirect evil effects that are said to flow from the indulgence m both these drugs. How, then, does this expenditure compare with our resources and income? We may make iwn comparisons. There has been much anxiety caused by the soarcity of vessels to carry our frozen meat to Europe. What is the total value -t this important export of ourts? In 1913 the value of this export was £4,449,993 —that is, we spend about as much on two drugs as the total value of all our frozen, meat. Or we may compare our agricultural export with the expenditure on these two drugs. The values of our farm produce exported in 1913 were as follows:—Butter, £2,061,651; cheese, £1.770,298; grains, pulse, oats, peas, barley, wheat, £132,462—in all, £3,964,411. This, return of not quite £4,000,000 was wasted almost wholly in alcohol! And our farmers are properly said to be the backbone of our producers. Is not their labour for nought when we are wasting more than they export!— Sir Robert. Stout in Christchurch '[Press."

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"LADIES":—Why is the delicious "MILITARY PIOKLE" a great appetiser, and sales enormous? Buy a bottle to-day and supply the answer.

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