How the public taste changes with the years! China tea was all the go at one time. Now it is Indian. In days gone by brandy was the popular spirit. Now it is whisky. Formerly American tobacco was exclusively smoked Now the demand is for the brands of the National Tobacco Co Ltd. (pioneers of the tobacco industry in New Zealand!, at all events tn this country. Ordinary tobaccos (too rich in nicotine) are apt to affect heart and nerves it smoked habitually. National Tobacco Co 's goods are practically free from nicotine, and quite safe to smoke. Why? Because the? are toasted. This process also accounts for their wonderful flavour and bouquet. And—mark this! —they are the only toasted tobaccos. Ask for “Riverhead Gold" and "Desert Gold' (sweet aromatics), "Navy Cut” (a specially choice blend of medium strength)
"Cavendish” 'the renowned sportin-' mixture, a great favourite also medium). or "Cut Plug No 10” (a fine full-flavoured baccy). These brands (in universal demand) are on sale at all tobacconists
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21576, 12 February 1940, Page 3
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