YOU'RE KIND OF EARLY,
SNUFF MAN, BUT TLL
BE OUT IN A FEW
MINUTES /
HI THERE, LEROY! 1S THAT
SISTER OF YOURS
READY YET?
*
[PEOPLE USED SNUFF A LONG,
LONG TIME BACK, BOYS--AS.
FAR BACK AS THE DISCOVERY
OF AMERICA. IN THE EARLY
DAYS, SNUFF WAS USED BY
TAKING A PINCH AND SNIFFING YE
OR INHALING IT THROUGH THE NOSE.
HOWEVER, TODAY THE MORE MODERN
WAY IS CHEWING OR DIPPING, THIS 15
ACCOMPLISHED BY PLACING A SMALL,
QUANTITY iN THE LOWER LIP, BETWEEN THES,
LIP ANO THE GUMS. YOU, OF COURSE, REAL:
12E WHEAT MUST BE GROUND INTO
FLOUR FOR YOUR BREAD. A VERY SIMILAR:
PROCESS IS USED IN MILLING TOBACCO
INTO SNUFF FLOUR, THUS, BY USING
SNUFF, YOU GET THE FULL FLAVOR AND
ENJOYMENT OF THE TOBACCO. THE USE:
OF SNUFF HAS PROVED TO BE THE
MOST ECONOMICAL AND SATISFACTORY
METHOD OF USING TOBACCOS,*
MY BUSINESS,
LEROY, I'mCia, 'Guure was Rest LEARNED OF "TF WAS WHE EXPLORING THAT THEY
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ROMANO FAM
1. WHEN PHILIP OF SPAIN HAD A PHYSICIAN,
FRANCISCO HERMANOES DE TOLEDO,
WVESTIGATE FURTHER INTO THE USE
OF TOBACCO!
GO NOW, AND LEARN A SHIP SAILS FOR THE NEW
MORE ABOUT THIS NEW ) WORLD TONIGHT, YOUR
MAJESTY... I SHALL,‘.. AND $O, TOBACCO WAS FIRST USED AS
TOLEDO BROUGHT SOME
‘ TOBACCO BACK TO EUROPE AND SNUFF BY THE KINGS AND PRINCES --
CULTIVATED IT FOR MEDICAL HELPING THEM SNEEZE AWAY THE ACHES
PURPOSES! AND HEAVINESS IN THEIR HEADS!
(QM FACT, SNUFF-TAKING CAUGHT ON RAPIDLY WITH
&vé '¥, AS THEY WERE ALREADY ACCUS =
TOMED TO INNALING VARIOUS AROMATIC ANZ
SNEEZING POWDERS !
| / JUST_A LITTLE PINCH
|\ OF SNUFF AND YOUR
TY weariness
VANISHES !
‘AT FIRST PEOPLE MADE THEIR,
OWN SNUFF! THEY CARRIED A
A SMALL FILE TO SCRAPE IT, AND
A LITTLE NOSE SHOVEL! virtH
THESE, SOME SNUFF WAS
MADE WHENEVER A PINCH"Gt FRANCE, DURING THE ye OF
LOUIS LE GRAND, TAIN
BECAME VERY FASHIONABLE AND
man's WEALTAS
"THEN, THE 18LY CENTURY, STARTING
THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE, BROUGHT
Z gE AGE OF SHUFEL THE LORDS AND
OF ITS DISINFECTANT PROPERTIES / \IES TOOK IT IN PINCHES /
Reape J WERE, TAKE A PIcH
OF SNUFF! IT pe
= HELP PROTECT US! Be
L oePOPULAR (10 SNUFF BECOME, THAT THE
r OF A SNUPFBOX, IN GOLD AND JEWELS,
BECAME A'SISN OF FRIENDSHIP AND ADM
RATION--ANO MANY WERE PRESENTED AS
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or a
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s —
- HIS_ MIND DURING THE
BATTLE OF WATERLOO!a -
IT WAS DUE TO THE WIDE~SPREAD USE OF
SNUFF ANO THE DIFFERENT BLENDS THAT
VARIOUS COUNTRIES ORIGINATED, THAT SNUFF
TODAY HAS NAMES LIKE SCOTCH, IRISH,
SWEDISH, MACCOBOY, RAPEE AND MAN
OTHERS!
ALL THESE SNUFFS ARE TOBACCO
IN POWDERED FORM -- THE MAIN
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM IS
THAT THEY'RE EITHER DRY OR
Gr
PEALER NAMED LUNDY FOOT, FOUND
41S ATTENDANT ASLEEP AT THE
FOOL... BLUNDERER... BLACKGUARD/
YOU'VE LET MY WHOLE BATCH OF
PRECIOUS SNUFF BURN! IT WILL ONLI
BE FIT TO GIVE AWAY TO THE POOR--
IF THEY WILL EVEN HAVE IT,’“UBUT THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED BROUGHT A BIG HMMM, L WONDER...
SURPRISE / PERHAPS I SHOULD MAKE
TRUE:-NEVER,\ If is ANE, NOEED- ) | UP SOME MORE OF This
LUNDY Foor, \PAVE SHAD A ) Bur a wale weaeo ) | BURNT SNUFF..TO SELL
Must BE aap ) FINER SHUEY y HE CALLS IT (R/S.
TO JUST GIVE é BLACKGUARD AFTER.
THis AWAY! HIS CARELESS ATTENDANT
WHO LET IT BURN."
"0 HE DD --ANO FROM FAR AND WIDE, PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES
THRONGED TO HIS SHOP FOR THIS NEW, TOASTED SNUFF!
TG 2 BRING OUT ANOTHER
SNUFF-B0X , VB BATCH OF IRISH
TO THE TOP! i BAR ELAR LIND,
t URRY!
a OS
Ca sia:iE FINE SNUFFS THAT PEOPLE USE TODAY, LIKE
YES, BUT MAKING TH
TOPS SWEET AND WAVY SWEET, CALLS FOR,
HELME'S TOPS MILD,
CE! FIRST OF ALL, ONLY THE FINEST
SKILL AND EXPERIEN:
JOBACCOS ARE USED IN MAKING MELME SNUFFS
A LUCKY
ACCIDENT!
“BALSO. IMPORTANT, ARE.
‘SCENTING INGREDIENTS THAT ARE 61
SUCH AS...
we THE RICH, DARK-
FIRED TOBACCOS GROWN
IN OUR SOUTHERN
STATES!
. AND NUMEROUS OTHER,
ESSENTIAL OILS AND SPICES
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
ARE USED TO PRODUCE A
VARIETY OF HELME SNUFFS
FOR EVERY “TASTE!JANUFACTURING SNUFF 1S ONE OF THE THE LONGEST, MOST COMPLEX AND
DIFFICULT PROCESSES IN THE MAKING OF ANY TOBACCO PRODUCT!
OOATHEN AT 15. MOISTENED AND PLACED
In nage les TO cine FOR
_ SEVERAL MORE MONTHS!
wang igue |
bed
21S PACKED IN HOGSHEADS
WEIGHING. FROM 150Q.TO 1800.
POUNDS, TQ AGE OR MELLOW
FROM 2 TO 4 YEARS!
—
"iPS THEN ORE
dna! nea seer to aGet
DURING THESE VARIOUS STAGES,
DIFFERENT TOBACCOS AND FLAVORING
INGREDIENTS ARE BLENDED IN FOR
DESIRED FLAVOR! THIS BLENDING
1S THE FINE ART OF SNUFF-MAKINGS
I'S THE SKILL THAT MAKES HELME'S
SNUFF THE FINEST SNUFF AVAILABLE...
AND IT'S BRINGING MORE AND
MORE PEOPLE BACK TO USING
SNUFF ALL THE TIME!
WELL, MY DADDY J YES, THAT IS HAPPEN:
USED TOBACCO \ ING WITH A LOT OF
FOR A LONG TME \ MEN WHO ARE
UNTIL MOM COAXED | CHANGING TO SNUFF.
HIM TO TRY SOME J RIGHT ALONG BECAUSE
OF HER HELME'S / THEY ARE DISCOVERING
SNUFF! REAL TOBACCO SATIS -
FACTION AT LOWER COST
RED LABEL.
WHITE LABELBESIDE HELME'S TOPS MILD, TOPS SWEET
AND NAVY SWEET, YOU CAN TRY ANY ONE
OF THE MANY PLAIN, FLAVORED OR
TOASTED BRANDS OF SNUFF THAT
HELME MAKES! YOU'RE SURE TO +
FIND ONE THAT'S JUST RIGHT
FOR yous
ORE
TOBACCO
SATISFACTION /IM SURE GLAD THERE'S:
NO RULE AGAINST
TAKING SNUFF: WHEN TRY SOME OF THIS
WE WANT TO! HELME SNUFF, CHARLEY--
I TWINK YOU'LL
LIKE IT/
‘SAY, HELME’S SNUFF
1S MY BRAND, TOO! SNUFF!... MIND IF L AND PASS IT
FOUND! TAKE A LITTLE DIP? ) AROUND SO EVERY-
BODY CAN -
THERE, TWO_HAND- PAINTED,
EBONY BOXES -- THE OFFICIAL
'SNUFF- BOXES OF THE
‘SENATE =- ARE ALWAYS
KEPT FILLED FOR
THOSE LAW- MAKERS:NO JATTER WHERE YOU GO,
BOYS, YOU'LL FIND MORE
AND MORE REGULAR SNUFF
USERS. ONE INDICATION OF
HOW MANY PEOPLE USE SNUFF,
16 THE FACT THAT ALMOST
FORTY,
WELL, HERE COMES
JANIE, BOYS--GUESS
TUL HAVE To STOP
T/M ALL READY,
GEORGE --
Let's co!
WITH ANOTHER THEY'VE HAD YOU LONG
STORY, GEORGE! BAX ENOUGH. YOU'RE MY
ms DATE NOW!
CANS PRESERVE
THE HIGH QUALITY OF
YOUR HELME SNUFF,
KEEPING IT FRESH AND
IN PERFECT CONDITION.WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS STORY OF SNUFF,
cued TO YOU WITH THE COMPLIMENTS Oj
GEO. W.
IF THE
HELME COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS
OF A LARGE NUMBER OF BRANDS OF SNUFF,
SOM
E OF WHICH, HAVE SEEN MADE AND BEEN
IN USE FOR MORE THAN 190 YEARS. WE
HAVE ADDED MANY BRANDS DURING THIS
LENGTH OF TIME, AND IF YOU DID NOT.
FIND YOUR FAVORITE INSIDE THE BOOKLET,
WE BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A BRA
NO
TO. YOUR. LIKING. INCLUDED IN THE
FOLLOWING LIS"
FOR THE BEST IN SNUFF,
LOOK FOR THE NAME
GEO. W. HELME CO.
ON EACH PACKAGE.