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The Greatest Improvement in Smoking Within Half a Century PATENTED JUNE 29 1916 \^ELVET SMOKAROLS are a new form of improved?the tobacco that was awarded a Grand ? tobacco ? the most convenient, economical. Prize (the highest award ever given to a smoking logical form of tobacco for the pipe. In substance they tobacco) at the San Francisco Exposition. Your are the famous VELVET?a quality that cannot be attention is also called to the SMOKAROL PIPE. I ! Your pipe loaded just right by the manufacturer. Just slip your day's supply in your vest pocket. You won't feel it in your pocket any more than you would so many cigars. NO WASTE WHEREVER USED You can load your pipe with a VELVET SMOKA? ROL in the wind, just as easily as you can seated in your own home. The pure rice paper, in which the tobacco is wrapped, is tasteless and odorless. NO MORE PIPE ODORS Do you know why your pipe has had an odor ? Fine particles of tobacco drawn into the stem and mixing with moisture gives a pipe its strong odor. ^ VELVET SMOKAROLS prevent fine particles from sifting to the bottom of the pipe and being drawn into the stem. That means pipe sweetnessa FOR OUT-DOOR SMOKERS The SMOKAROL PIPE is a great out-door pipe. Holds its ash in the wind. Handy to carry. Takes up little more room in your pocket than a cigar holder and is as easy to keep clean. VELVET SMOKAROLS vs. BAGS AND TINS Some men may want to smoke VELVET SMOK.\ROLS in the old way ?if so, crumble one in the palm of your hand and fill your pipe as you usually do. Surely VELVET SMOKAROLS arc handier to carry than bags or tins. PROVE IT FOR YOURSELF You may say it sounds "too good to be true'*?but you'll discover by test many other good points that we haven't told you about. If vour dealer cannot aupplv von, we will send you a drum (12 packages?72 imokes) of VELVET SMOKAROLS 30c, and a SMOKAROL PIPE 25c, on receipt of cash or scamp:. LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO. 212 Fifth i4o?.. New York