«Tobacco is a dirty weed. I like it.
It satisfies no normal need. I like it.
It makes you thin, it makes you lean,
It takes the hair right off your bean
It's the worst darn stuff I've ever seen.
I like it.»

Graham Lee Hemminger*

* (Nicholson, PA, U.S. 19-Dec-1895 / Great Neck, NY, U.S. 19-Dec-1950).
An expert on drug industry merchandising, he figured in the planning of the trade campaigns of many leading manufacturers. Among his most conspicuous plans was that for Nationally Advertised Brands Week, an industry-wide promotion conducted in October of each year.