Article image
Article image

"Some coves,’’ said the driver of the service car to a venerable passenger, "learn ter smoke a pipe easy as kiss-me-’and. Take to it as nacheral as a young duck takes to water. I didn’t. Not me! Tile pipe fair turned me up repeated! So I thought I’d try another bacca, and changed over to toasted Cavendish. And believe me or believe me not I never ’ad no more trouble wlf me pipe. There aint ’ardlv any nikoteen in ’toasted,’ you kin smoke it till all’s blue and It can’t ’urt yer. And talk abart a flavour—and oh. boy! don’t it smell good. Toasted Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Is another fine meejum blend. Toasted Cut Plug No. 10 (Bulls’ead) is full strength. That’s another winner. Likewise If you roll your own there’s Rlver’ead Gold and Desert Gold. Both make the finest cigarettes out. ’Ere! Whatcher larfin at? Wot’s the joke?” “I was laughing,” replied the venerable passenger, "because I was smoking ’toasted’ before you were born.” The driver grounted and lit his pipe

This article text was automatically generated and may include errors. View the full page to see article in its original form.
Permanent link to this item

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19400209.2.39.2

Bibliographic details

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21574, 9 February 1940, Page 5

Word Count
174

Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21574, 9 February 1940, Page 5

Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21574, 9 February 1940, Page 5