The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-01-09
HOW TO COLOR a PIPE.
4 TObaoeoniSt Gives . Reporter Some
Points On Br0WninE . 8eersehaum.

Z Tobaooonlst Gives . Reporter Some
POints on Br0WninE = NeerSehaum-
"Now, I have about as good q meer-
schaum pipe as one wants TO see, said
the writer 10 tobacconist and pipe.
maker, q foreigner, who learned his
trade in Vienna, by the way, land ]
want TO know how ! shall start in to
color it."
at Is we'll you ask me II you don't
know" was the reply, 'for II you at
tach anything more than sentiment.
al value TO the pipe you can just about
double its value by careful coloring.
"Meerschaum pipes need about as
much care as a baby. First Of all you
must get q false bowl, that Il a bowl
Of brier wood or meerschaum which
you must At into the top Of your pipe.
Don't use the lower bowl for smoking
at all, but the false one, or you may
burn your pipe and almost spoil it
Then, too, you must keep your pipe
case well brushed out II pieces Of
tobacco are allowed TO get In It they
harden and scratch the pipe all up.
And you must keep the Pipe wiped,
too, for the same reason, and also 90
that ii won't have q dirty look. Your
false bowl must be wet just q little on
the inside before you use Il, and DO
smoked very carefully until II gets Q
crust or you will have TO throw II
away and get another.
"Plug cut tobacco Is the best TO use,
a. il is not as hot as most fine cuts and
Is not as likely TO burn the bowl"
isn't a meerschaum pipe ruined
after it has been burned oncei" asked
the writer.
mo. That is mistaken idea. II
you burn your pipe so that you find Il
won't color any more, bring Il In to
US and we will boil il in wax, and
then you can try your luck again. All
when a pipe is overheated that waxy
polish on its surface disappears, and Il
looks dull and chalky. In making a
carved pipe they cut out the design in
the rough and boil the pipe in wax.
Then they finish the carving and boil
Il in wax again, and the pipe is ready
for market.
"Now, here is a pipe in the shape Of
Q woman's head, with a wreath Of
flowers across the forehead. The
wreath, you see, is white and chalky,
and the rest has the familiar wax fin.
ish. That il because the wreath was
carved after the pipe had been boiled
in wax the second time; in carving
the wreath the workman cut below the
wax finish. When the pipe is colored
the wreath will remain white as you
see il now. and the effect will be very
fine"
Where are the most meerschaums
nader"
"In Vienna. Pipe making is a trade
there and there are very few first class
pipe makers outside Vienna and Pesth.
American work is often pretty, but il
lacks the finish Of the European.
Foreign pipes are lighter and more
graceful than the American.
TN first class pipe half Of the
value ought TO be in the amber; but
both meerschaum and amber are Of all
qualities. For instance, one bundle Of
meerschaum may be worth $50, while
another exactly the same size may be
worth $500. The lighter the better is
the general rule"
Where do you get most Of your
meerschaum."
1--WE get most Of ours from Asia
Minor, where it is mined, the town oil
Kouish furnishing the principal sup
plies. The Austrian merchants buy Il
at Smyrna. Meerschaum is also found
less abundantly in Greece and some Of
the Grecian islands; in Moravia and In
Morocco, where il Is used when fresl
as q substitute for soap. A variety
used as q building stone Is found in
South CAROLINA It's name, 'meer
schaum,' is the German for sea foam,
and is given Il only because Of its ap
pearance.
IAN imitation meorschaum used for
making pipes Is made Of hardened
plaster Of Paris, treated with paraffi n
and coloFed by gamboge and dragons
blood. The French also use as q sub
stitute for meerschaum q preparation
made chiefly Of potato. The artificial
meerschaums cannot easily be distin.
guished from the real, but they are
usually heavier and freer from blem.
ishes, caused by the presence Of foreign
minerals In many genuine meer-
Schaums.
"By the way, that new pipe Of yours
ID now worth from e12 to SIS. Color
Il up well and in two months you can
sell il for $25. Yes, this false bowl
will cost you twenty-five cents. Dos.
/ ton Globe.