Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-11-12

conditions of hot houses, DIR. Hellrie-
gel has shown to diminish very seri-
ously the fruitfulness ofplants. There
is little difference, however, in the in
fluence of different colors of light.
PIPE-SMOKING.
The Pipe superscding the Cigar
Fancies Of the Smokers.
''Pipes are certainly being more COM
monty smoked among the Weather
classes than formerly" said tobac-
conist the other day, land they show
their good sense by so doing. There
is no doubt that smoker gets moro
satisfaction out of pipe than from
cigar. OF course, in every articfe OF
which there is so large consumption
as tobacco, there will be moro or less
adulteration, but there is not likely to
be rs much in plain tobacco as in
manufactured article like cigar or ..
cigarette.
''What kind of pipe do you recon-
mendp"
That is very difficult question to
l.
kinds, and every smoker has his fancy.
To my mind, nothing is so sweet, moth
ing brings out the flavor of the tobac-
CO so thoroughly as clay pipe, with
mouth-piece of amber"
"Why the amber mouthpieceF
''Only because it is pleasant to hold
in the mouth; for no other reason.
You see, there is no flavor of any kind
in either clay or amber pure and
simple, but the clay, if good and soft,
will absorb all the nicotine of the to-
bacco, and, as an old smoker once said
to me, After you've seasoned your
pipe well you may smoke hay or tea in
| it and never know you're not smoking
tobacco Then there is that delight
of all smokers, the meerschaum. But,
to give complete satisfaction, that has
to be seasoned well, for, when new.
meerschaum has peculiar flavor ofits
own, owing, fancy, to the wax which
is used to polish it. -
'.Are there not different varieties of
meerschaumP"
Eyes. The best, however, comes in
q manufactured form from Vienna
Many people are even now under the
| impression that meerschaum is, as its
name expresses, the foam of the sea In
q compressed form. 1t received its
name because it was first found near the
seashore and in its natural state looks
something like Jumps of hardened soap
suds. 1t is really kind of clay, found
| in various parts of the world, especially
in Russia and in South America, in regu-
lar quarries. The reason of its being
so useful for pipes. cigars-holders, etc..
| is because it is soft, easily carved. and
absorbs the oil of the tobacco well, at
the same time, when polished, taking
very beautiful brown color. This col
or it is the pride and ambition of pipe
smoker to produce"
"Ihave heard that that is o somewhat
difficult operation. Is it so.''
at only requires care. The wax,
with which the polish is produced, very
readily burns, or more properly is made
to boil, when it gathers in white spots
all over the pipe. This spotting or
burning is very difficult to get rid Of.
and is very unsightly. 1t is caused by
smoking too rapidly, smoking in cold
wind, or refilling and smoking before
the pipe has grown cold and the wax
resumed its tirmness. A meerschaum
pipe ought always to be smoked with .
plug in it of the height required to be
colored. There are many plugs used,
such as common bone button, ameer-
schaum button; but best of all, in my
opinion, is plug OF some strong to-
/ bacco which can be changed when it
grows foul, and the pipe requires clean
ing. Then meerschaum should al-
ways be allowed TO cool before it is
smoked second time, and should not
be smoked in wind.
'There are good wooden pipes, are
there not?'
Certainly. Briar-root pipes make
an exceedingly pleasant smoke. They
are apt to be rather hot and burn the
tongue when new, but they soon get
seasoned and the tobacco has very
fair show"
| 'What are the best briar pipesp''
| 1.-THE best are made of the roots Of
the briar shrub, which grows in abund-
| ance wild on the hills around Leghorn,
| in Italy. Some very fine briars also
/ come from France. But France is
mostly famous for its chcrry-wood
pipes and stems. The very best and
straightest twigs and branches only
are used, and they undoubtedly make,
very good pipes. But talking of cherry;
brings me to the porcelain bowls Of the,
Germans and the terra Gotta bowls of
the Turks. These are both fixed to
long cherry stems. Tho Turks es-
pecially are particular in the choice of
stem for their chibouks. The stems
are sometimes . yard and q half long
and require boy to light the pipe.'
II thought the Turks used an elastic
tube to their pipesP" :
'That is to their narghiles or hub.
bly-bubDlies. The tobacco is placed
in bowl and the smoke is inhaled into
the lungs through rose-water in a bot
tie. A very mild kind of tobacco is
used with these pipes and they very
often have as many as five or six tubes
attached for as many smokers
'.Is the narghile pleasant to smoker"
81 cannot say. never tried. But
the chibouk is very pleasant way Of
taking your weed. Only the very
finest and best tobacco is smoked in o
chibouk, and il should always be &C.
companied by P cup Of very strong
black coffee and plate Of bonbons,n
"Are they any Improvement"
':Most decidedly. Do you know that
q big smoker with whom I am ac-
quainted always carries box of choc.
olate or Spanish icorice lozenges with
him. have not yet told you of the
corn-cob pipe, the French clay, the In
Vulnerable variety of wooden pipes,
nor the chamois-horn pipe Of the Swiss.
Nor haye ! mentioned the thousand
and one materials used for making
stems and cigar tubes. the many In
ventions for mouthpieces or fancy
bowls about which alone n book might
be written. But ] guess you've got
enough for your purpose. I would
only like to say that in every country
the greatest smokers, those who enjoy
their tobacco most, and who arc most
fastidious about getting the best, are
those who use the much-abused though
decidedly most healthy and clearly
pipe. - PHILADELPHIA Times.