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Waikato Independent, Volume XXXI, Issue 2777, 19 November 1931, Page 8

He was sitting on a bench in the park, smoking his pipe and at peace with all the world, when the hooknosed stranger happened along and sat down beside him. "My friend," said hook-nose, "do you know you are digging your grave with your pipe? Every pipeful of tobacco contains an appreciable quantity of nicotine, deadly poison, mind you! and " "Come off it!" interrupted the smoker, "there's no nicotine, or 'ardly any, in this here bacea. guv-nor. Don't you worry!" "No nicotine?" queried hook-nose. "Why what kind of tobacco is it?" "Noo Zealand. That's what. Toasted. That takes the dope clean out of it. Can't hurt you if you smoke a wheellarrowful every week." Hook-nose smiled incredulously. But the smoker was right. New Zealand tobacco is as harmless as fresh air. Glorious bouquet too, and such a flavour! But bear in mind there are only four I;rands: Eiverhead Gold, Navy Cut No. ?, Cavendish and Cut Plug No. 10. Don't accept imitations. There arc several about.*