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Scene: “Smoker of city tram-car Stern-faced anti-tobaccoite to stranger in the full, enjoyment of his pipe“Do you know, my friend. there’s enough poison in that pipe of yours to kill a field-mouse or 37 blue bottle flies?” “That so? Well, if ever I see a field-mouse smoking a pipe I’ll tell the cat!” Joking apart, there's a lot of nonsense talked and written about smoking. But as long as the baccy is pure, with little nicotine in it it can’t do much harm. But there's the rub! The imported tobaccos just reek with nicotine. That’s why their habitual use is so unwise. They are destructive to the nerves and often affect the heart. Too much nicotine! How is it? Our New Zealand brands are all but free from the poison. You can smoke them freely with absolute safety. Thousands of smokers are doing it. Oh, yes, there are brands to suit all tastes. Those most fancied are: “Navy Cut,” “Cavendish,” “Riyerhead Gold,” and “Cut Plug No.

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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18498, 20 February 1930, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18498, 20 February 1930, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18498, 20 February 1930, Page 2