And if you ever find yourself feeling silly about fighting the dangers of cigarette advertising as it presently exists, consider this:

Italy and Great Britain have already cracked down on cigarette advertisers. The West German government is currently considering an anti-cigarette campaign to be financed, nicely enough, with half of the $1,000,000 it collects in the form of cigarette taxes.

The British government has sponsored an advertising campaign of its own; posters proclaim smoking as a hazard. British tobacco companies have agreed to take cigarette advertising off television during children’s viewing hours.

In Italy, tobacco sales are controlled by a state monopoly, and no advertising of Italian brands is permitted. Now no foreign brands may be advertised either. The penalties for infraction are severe.

In Denmark, leaders of the tobacco industry of that country have agreed voluntarily to cut out all cigarette advertising except in daily newspapers. And each day brings more news of this land. Tell Mac the news. Don’t keep it to yourself.


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