graphic warning labels

For part of this summer, I escaped the sweltering heat of central Texas and took refuge in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.  It's a lovely place in southern Ontario on the banks of Lake Erie. From my sister's cottage, I could see Pelee Island on the horizon. On a morning walk, the nose of my golden retriever Laredo drew me to a small, smashed cardboard package. It was an empty pack of DK's Full Flavor Premium Canadian Blend cigarettes. But the product and brand on the label were dwarfed by the graphic warnings on four of the six sides of the box. A cigarette pack I found on the side of the road…