The Portland daily press., 1881-07-19
An Exhibition of Tobacco Pipes.

Mr.. Bragge's collection OF pipes now on view
at the Alexandra Palace offers, says the Lon
don Times, one OF the most interesting OF mi
nor art exhibitions. There was a department
for pipes in the Paris Exhibition of 1878, which
was peculiarly rich in the long stems and en-
riched bowls of Algerian manufacture Mr..
Bragges collection includes specimens, of all
countries and belonging to many periods,of the
craven images and idols of clay which have
been dedicated to the worship OF tobacco.
From France come pipes of Sevres made in
the national porcelain factory; from Germany
old Dresden pipes and the pipe formerly
smoked by the giant in the procession of the
guilds; from Holland several hundreds of tho
aesthetic clay called ''Early Dutch" collected
by Herr Van der Want, Master of the Pipe
makers Gaild at Goula. The Dutch contri
button includes also specimens of the BRIDE
greoms' pipes, clay ornanented with ribbons,
which the farmer Of the polders smokes on the
day of his wedding and then lays by on the
shelf, to be taken down once year upon the
anniversary of the momentous occasion. This
pipe is regarded with great interest By smokers
as an example of the various uses which tobac-
CO serves in calming feelings OF ecstatic joy and
mitigating the pangs of regret. There are
seven hundred Early English pipes, Scaadina-
Wan pipes with modern runes inscribed upon
them. Siberian bowls, the consolation of the
exile, made OF hard wood and mammoth ivory,
| Basque pipes, anu the costly meerschaum and
| amber pipes smoked BY pachas in their serag-
| los Ninety-six of the japanese pipes are in
| ivory tyentv-four in wood, horn, rock crystal,
agate, etc. The carvings illustrate the social
| life of Japan in its most amusing relations.
| One pipe which formerly belonged to Enomoto,
/ foster brother of the emperor, bears the impe-
rial symbols, apd the central portion ia entirely
| inlaid with gold. The bowls are extremely
| small. A poe Contains merely whif. A
| piece of tobacco is rolled up to the size of %
| pea, aud one long soothing inhalation ex-
| hausts il. The smoke is retained for some
| time in the lungs, as is usual in tho East. 1t
| is no matter of surprise that, according 70 tae
! narrative OF the Earl OF Eigin's mission, a
| japanese will smoke fifty such pipes
| in morning. From China come
the opium pipes, which balance the finances OF
| India-tubes of jade or tortoise she'll, bowls OF
| silver and enamel. Hookahs from India, the
calumets of peace and war from South Ameri
ca. the pipes of the Aztecs and the Caribs, the
| latter C slled the "tabaco'', whence the Euro
| pean name OF the weed originally consumed in
| them is said to be derived; pipes smoked at
the great "customs'' in Central Africa, the
| sperm whales teeth carved into bowls pipes
| from Caledonia and New Guinea are also to
be seen at Muswen HILL Tire year which has
witnessed the publication of Canon Holes ode
| to Nicot has been fittingly chosen for this rev.
erent and complete Illustration OF the shrines
in which the burnt offerings to Nicofs and
| Raleigh's memory have been offered III
throughout the world.