The dyspeptic-looking party in the dyed suit gazed with disgust at the bus driver’s ancient briar. “How long, may I ask," he said, “have you been addicted to the pernicious habit of smokng?” The bus driver’s eyes twinkled ‘Well, if it’ll cheer you up to know, guv’ner, say thirty years.” “And the cost?” “Two bob a week.” “Tut! tut! 4 shocking waste of money. Is it w—th it, my friend?” “Every blooming copoer of it, guv’ner. Gotta match?” The trangei groaned. Everybody elslaughed. These anti-toba.:s mean well —perhaps. But smoking’s not a crime It gives joy to millions every day, and won’t do anybody a ha’porth of harm so long as they avoid brands reeking with nicotine, as unfortunately so many brands are. The safe way is to smoke “toasted.” Toasting kills the nicotine uid leaves the baccy cool, sweet and ragrant. The five (and only genuine) ousted brands, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bulls■pt>d>. Navy Cut No. 3 ‘Bulldog), Cavndish,. Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold, are the purest and most whole■ome tobaccos manufactured the worlu over
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Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22141, 9 December 1941, Page 6
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