New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-25
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60 remarkably arglaceous al 10 supercede Ill otAs
substances for the construction Of pipe-bowl; a.
these Oriental and philosophic smokers have a.
played their wisdom and science in the peculiar az.
into which they have nodded them. The form a., Il
lt or Turkish ppebowI is that Of an inverted Goa.
the base of which when filed with tobscc) forms ~
surface. The design of this formis 70 present rcr.
surface of exposure to the atmosphere, and 70 brn.
smaller body Of tobacco in contact with the boz,
which is made thin and delicate a. the nasurs a.
the material viii permit, as to possess the k,s
quantity Of body and thus less power Of be-.
The pipe should be lighted in the center Of the bov
not with piece of paper, which would scorch the ava
face of the tobacco. but with small piece Of pupk
Al each initiation the gnted circle enlarsss ana 81,
tends toward the edge of the bowl and as tie coubu..
ton takes place propcrtionsbly downward II e evi
dent that all the tobacco Ia consumed without the a.
sistance of lingering it, as the Germans are IN ID
habit of doing.
The stem Is always of wood but great care Is uea
in its selection Jasmine is cultivated expressly "
pipes,ems, and carefully trained so as TO incnse
in length and uniform thickness. Cherry stems IN
much priced and more durable than the jasnis.
and there is species of wild fruit tree caAl
Gemeshek, peculiar to Turkey, remarkably suta
for the use of tobacco and very generally used
These pipe. stems are never less than four q
five feet long and perfectly straight. The Objx
gained by the length is that the smoke arrives a
Inns comparatively cool, and having deposited h
more solid particles in the stem, which being perMs
" straigh, is easily cleansed; for it is an esseaka
point that the pipe should, contrary to German ph%
ONLY. be Kept pure Still another advantage gaiAed
by the length is that the pipe may be easily disposed
OF for the moment resting by the side or against t.
be without eeraDging the tobacco in the bowl, whiA
should always have a small brass tray beneath i b
protect the floor from any accident.
Certainly, then, a Turkish Chbouk is unequsled q
an implement for smoking. The pure amber mouth.
piece often glitteing with briants, the long stem oos
unbroken lergth OF slender jasmine, and the delicate
and beautiully-glded bowl, seem 10 constitute the
very essence of refinement in the luxury of smokng
and no wonder that the Osmanlis recne for hours on
their siken cushions, and puff and puff again Am
| brosia gales
One reason of the luxury displayed in the Turkish
pipe is that the Chibouk is an indispensable append
age Of hospitality always presented 10 the guests and
constantly changed and replaced by another eacA sue
cesive pipe exceeding its predecessor In beauty and
value, until the visit is terminated.
The Nargill6s or Hookahs are also very popular
and often of exquisite workmanship; but pipes being
more portable and handy, generally preferred
The effort necessary TO draw the smoke from the
Nargie is. by some considered as Objectionable, bat
little practice soon habuates to its use, and,
ainlv with this instrument we have the smoke IN ia
greatest purity.
But Il is not only the utility and beauty OF the long
Chibouk which constitute the 0smanis the best and
most philosophical smokers. There is no tobacco ia
the world so delicious as the Turkish; varied in iu
degrees Of narcotic strength carefully prepared
and taste once being acquired for this species Of the
plant, all other varieties become intoerabe. grow.
ing taste for this tobacco has of late been acquired
America, and the increasing demand for this article
has induced spectators to food the market with spu-
rous limitations or authorizations both imported and Of
home manufacture. Even in Turkey the greatest
nosseurs can with difficulty, procure the best species
there are so many varieties offered forsalc the very
worst kind of which so much is exported TO Amencs,
being from Smyrna and ts immediate neighbOrhOOd
The tobacco most valued and justly so for its pure asd
aromatic flavor is only raised in a small district Of
Thessay in European Turkey and is called YenJe TO-
bacco from the of the region where il cultivated
There has been concocted peculiar kind or brand
Of the plant under the title of scqtaria, which seems
to have gained great celebrity in the United States
being the genuine Turkish article. This appeDs-
ton is as yet unknown in Turkey, and must have
sprung from the inventive brain of some Of the
Baruum race, who would even enlarge the Turkish
vocabulary at the expense Of the Lagua HGiidad.
MOTTO notice the Western nations, who, with their
clay pipes, have remained IN statu quo in the art Of
smoking the Germans deserve some criticism for
hey have made many attempts to arrive atperiechon.
In the article already alluded to the palm of refine
ment seems to be bestowed upon the Germans sn1
their philosophic meerschaums;
"The Germans have made form Of the pipe subject Of
immense study and the greatest possible variety to be found
ons that sturdy people the commonest the most comP-
kC hold the weedhe AJguss that serves to catch the
peIDcous oil which would Otherwise nqre the snoks-e
mouth This truly scientific instrument was invented by 81
and hes ever maintained its popularity"
| Now the material OF which the German pipe-bows
are made POLITICALLY called meersehan is III adapted
for the purpose, and the form of their stems and
mouth pieces implies entire ignorance of the science
Of smoking.
The meerschaum, OF froth of the sea, is native
rock formation of Turkey, and is excavated about ak
or seven hundred miles from the Sea Of Marmors.
Every particle is exported to Vienna and it Is never
used by the natives because it is calcareous sub
stance and when in co.tact with fire undergoes pro-
cess of combustion to asucient degree TO decomposs
the tobacco. This fact is well atested by the ccum-
stance that meerschaum pipe-bowl is greatly en-
HANGED N value when by long and tedious process i
has lost all its combssbe properties, and ia thus rem
dered incapable Of deterioratiDs the tobacco. Bat
why select substance which requires 80 long an ap-
prenticeship when nature furnishes well suited of
the purpose7 German philosophy only can explain
Apart from the unftness of the meerschaum for the
bowl the form in which it Is modelled shows how little
the nature Of tobacco Is understood by those sturdy
people; for the form Of an elongated cylinder only