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Do "You Like Your Cigarettes FRESH? KH K E E P I N G cigarettes conditioned w i t h i n m o i s t u r e limits, b o t h o n t h e store shelf and in t h e consumer's pocket, is a perpetual problem w i t h cigarette m a n u f a c turers. T h e conditioning agent m u s t do i t s j o b as l o n g as possible—under moisture conditions ranging from l o w to high h u m i d i t y . Further, it must be t a s t e l e s s and n o n toxic. U n l e s s t h e conditioner is right, t h e s m o k e r m a y find his cigarettes in any c o n d i t i o n — d r y , c r u m b l y and sharp-burning, or t o o soggy and acrid for s m o k i n g comfort. Conditioners n o w used h a v e certain d i s a d v a n t a g e s . E x c e s s i v e m o i s t u r e is absorbed a t high humidities, while moisture is l o s t at low h u m i d i t i e s . C o n s e q u e n t l y , cigarettes vary widely in moisture c o n t e n t and in pleasure for t h e smoker. Arlex c a n o v e r c o m e these difficulties—with a plus-value t o t h e s m o k e r . A t low h u m i d i t i e s , Arlex gives off less moisture; at high humidities, i t absorbs relatively little. I t is a moisture stabilizer t h a t gives t h e s m o k e r cigarettes t h a t s t a y in c o n d i t i o n longer. T h i s is a plus-value in itself—but m o r e , Arlex is c o m p l e t e l y non-volatile, h a s n o u n p l e a s a n t t a s t e , is n o n * ^ x i c and d o e s not produce throat-irritating acrolein. *

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