St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-02-14

plished smoker. He possessed . great
variety Of pipes from hookahs to
dhudeena BE christened some Of hia
pipes In . magniloquens fashion. One
he called Bosporous and another Sui.
tan. Tho stems of somo Of them were
many feet long. made Of wood covered
with 6uted silk. It II considered the
cherry tree and jasmine make tho best
pipe stems; the longer and straightez
tho stem the greater Is the value. The
bowls OF such pipes are usually Of red
clay and ornamented
| The narghilo 70 said to be favorite
with Syrian ladies, who inhale the
smoke through . globulsr glass vessel
filled with scented water. In Egypt too.
these kinds Of pipes arc moro in fashion
than the chiboque. Splendid pipes with
their attendant ceremonies Of hlling.
cleaning and presenting by special
servants. form ono OF tho most ostenta-
tious Of Oriental extravaganco
Tho influence Of European habits ID.
wc believe. causing the hoolkah. with
all its pomp and display. to disappear
in India. Tho pipes used in Morocco
are very fanciful and profusely deco
rated Tho Celestials' pipes have long.
delicate tubes With tiny bowls. Opium
is smoked from pipes having . sort Of
bowl in tho centee, instead Of 1t the
end Of the stem. A slender bamboo.
| with hole bored near the closed end
| Of joint forms handy smoking ar
rangement for . Chinaman Of the poor
classes: but his richer neighbors use ,
handsome little water-pipo made Of
brass or silver. The bowl IL filled with
little pinch Of tobacco which only pro-
this pipe has to b refilled again and
again. This IL not the sort Of smoke
that could be indulged in during work.
Nor II tho German pipe much better
in this respect for its long gaudily-pict
ured china bowl requires to b supported
By tho hand like long clay. As these
largo bowls hold many ounces Of tobac-
CO. they suggested IN idea to . co0ee-
house keeper Of Vienna Of attracting
customers He had . china bowl sus-
pended over . largo circular table. Of
X 0AW1OD04VbAS
BILE Of containing . pound Of tobacco.
and supplied with sufficient number
Of tubes to accommodate thirty persons
at ono time The novelty Is said 70
have succeeded. and the cofee-houss
was constantly crowded.
In spite OF al rivals clay pipes have
held their own. They have been manu-.
factured in great numbers BY the Dutch,
who were. very jealous Of rivalry. They
once took . curious method to ruin .
manufactory Of pipes which had been
set up in F1andera Az tho high duty
rendered . large Importation too ex-
pensive. thcy loaded . largo ship with
pipes and purposely wrecked her near
Ostend The pipes wore landed from
the wreck. In accordance with the mari.
time laws Of that city. and sold 1t such
low prices - defied competition; con.
sequcntly, the new manufactory was
ruined.
Some Swiss pipes are formed OF many
pieces. ornamcnted with carvings. and
the bowls protected from rough weather
with metal caps
To turn to . consideration Of the |
pipes Of less civilized races. tho famous
calumet with its feather and quill |
ornamentation. first claims our atten. |
ton This. as Catlin tolls us. was . |
sacred pipe, differing in appearance and |
uses from all otherA Il 10 public prop
erty, and always kept in the posses |
sion OF tho chief. and only used on par.
ticular OCCASIONS In the center Of the |
circle Of warriors the pipe Of peaoe rests |
on two little notches, CHARGED with |
tobacco. whom each chief and warrior
draws In turn one whi6 of smoke through /
the sacred stem, which IL tho equival
ent to tho signing Of = treaty. |
In tho country Of the Sioux 10 the
pipe stone quarry from which tho In.
dians take their pipe bowls, under the
belief that they themselves were madc
from this red stone, and It must bo used
for no other purpose. Tho fcdskin also
smokes through his tomahawk handle,
and his duskier African brother takes .
whi6 through pipes Of iron. Tho rough
pipes Of tho Zalus arc often lined with
this m atcrial The Kanir is . great
lover Of tho weed. and will improvise .
pipe out Of almost any thing.
1t Is curious 70 mark the repeated At
tempts therc have been to haven't pipe
that will keep tobacco juice out Of tho
smokers mouth. Numerous have been
Ehe patents all claiming to have At
tained this end, but all seem moro or
less failures Thcy are too numerous
70 describe. but are usually rather COM
plicated contrivances that come to
pieces; but none succeed in superseding
he simple old-fashioned pipe. |
Thus We sec that all over the world
rom pipes Of every description. to say
nothing Of cigars and cigarettes. do
overs Of tobacco Offer up-like Byron's
'ailor-to Rolus . constant sacrifice.
8ritons arc partial to tho briar and clay.
>arlyle. Kingsley and Tennyson pro.
nan likes his china bowl, the Celestial
lis minute one: tho Hindoo his hubble
bubble. and tho Turk his hooksh.
'Alas. said Hood. ''that our language
las no sound that can adequately repre-
ont the lulling. bubbling voice Of .
lookah. Perchance In some fair isle
n away in the Pacific. that low cooing
Itterance may b the most beautiful
nd endearin9 utterance possible. tho
cry perfection Of love whispers Sad
hat English can only represent Il BY
bobble-bob- Ali
y. my pipe 10 out-typc Of Life-vapor.
mokA We have como 70 the bottom of
he bowl-asheo - asbeA A"-Chambers'
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A New Yorker Who MA lahelv In Lon.