Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-29
AnoUI MrrRscHArA lPrrEs.-The Philadelphia North

ABoUT MEERscHAUN lPIPEs.-The Philadelphia North
American says:
As YOU smoke tobacco IL distils an essential nil
acTid and Offensive To degree Upon the inside of
porcelain common clay pipe the oil crystaze and the
pipe soon becomes pungent. The meerschaum on the
contrary, highly porous and absorbs the oil tohac-
CO. though in manner that cannot explain The
new pipe at first becomes colored on the outside
shade which deepens until il becomes as black as ebony
The more oil OF tobacco absorb and nty the
backer it becomes the eIqusiiey does the obac.
co taste After the pipe is saturated with the oil
II absorbs no more and the pipe is always sweet and
never acquires the rank and offensive odor peculiar TO
other pipes.
This Is the sole merit of the meersehaum-that IL Is
perfectly neat and nearly inodarous. What cannot
account for this Though the pipe is perfectly white
when new, and must of course be first colored on the
inside yet though becomes colored externally till of
Jetty blackneSs will hnd breaking il that the in
side IL perfectly white Another peculiarly of the meer.
schaum is that when heated YOU perfoate il with
pun and that when cold the mark made by the pin is
no longer visible.
As some Of readers NAV be interested in meer.
schaum smoking, a few directions a. 10 the mode of
smoking the pipe may not amiSs lmprimis
Then, II a smoker pulls away his newly purchased
twenty dollar meersclaum, he would at a common
clay one the odds that he will cacine the inside OF
ue DOWl anu thus prevent II from cooring after
wards In this the stcm II il bc also meerscham
Will become black AS jet, while the bowl will be dirty
yellow.
IL must at first be smoked carefully and slowly not
being permitted 20 become too hot to he held in the
hand while the eNuting posse OF tie article will r..
member that when heated the least touch will scratch
us surface The best plln is take il glovers and
have piece of buckskn sewed closely around the bowl
until the coloring process i accomplished.
With these precautions the genuine erschaum is col
ored in about years time the dcsired backne-s-
The process, however, be facilated-and this we
give a. piece Of our private informa On-by satl.
rating piece Of sponge in pcrfnmed OIL inserting
it in the bottom Of the bowl Of the pipe Just reaching
above the bore and placing button mould over il to
separate the tobacco aud to protect the sponge from
burning The oil assists the process OF absorption and
carries with the oil Of tobacco through the pores
otto Of be used with the OIL il will mpreg
nate the pipe with enduring perfume that will render
II especially delightful 10 the smoker however al horrent
II may be to those who cschew smoking and smokers.
The paper tells uf splendid article in the way
Of meerschaum" which is IN the possess on Of DR. Nor
ris j. Asch, Of Jefferson Medical College It formerly
belonged TO the King of Prussia aud was colored in
smoked 10y whole regiment Of soldiers until was as
black anthracite passing IL to his comradc a.
soon as he bad enjoyed it sufficiently himself
TURF On-ll Is known 10 our readers that Dove
Co. OF Richmond Va have advertised their Turf oil In
the Democrat Tor more than wear past case regard
ed hopeless after AT the usual rrncdie. had been t
ed under notice aud Tor which We recommend
cd very free Of the Turf OIL experiment in con
neciiOn with pOuliicc applied every night believing
nothing could be lost the sufferer told ~ that his on
" hope was in the amputauon Of his leg from which
nine ulcers discharged offensive matter. The Turf oil
relieved soiteucd the hard edges round the ulcers
reduced the swelling and relieved from pain and cnabed
the sufferer o walk without biz crutch and ia
three months to return to his husiuess
We delayed this statement for long time to srs II the
permanent sud U affords pleasure 20 say that
the gentleman a few weeks 500 aud 10. informed
~ that he remains quite we'll FisrasHe Dsisoer1f