New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
By b. X. WINSLOW

are frequently washed OH, Of 'lc beach and
are found floating on the Bla.t S,a. h,ue,
the name mccr,chdum. or ".,a foam.
Mccrschaum !, mined IN vauuu part oi
Asia Minor and most Of n !. hippci o.
Vienna. the center ~ The mcDr.,lauW plp,
industry The cheaper grade Of pipe ar,
turned out by machinery. Wh.. 'lc moro
expensive are carved by hand. AIl D.-c.
are boiled IN -pcrmacc'i and polished WITH
chalk or bone ash.
The Missouri mccr,chaum more.
sham on the genuine article: Lu' from 'h.
point OF wholc-omcne~- II j. held up,uor Co.
The real mccrschaum. The hyW,n'c standard
by which pipe are Judged Is their quality o.
absorbing the nicotine. ~ uDro scientific
ally, the cmpyrouma'ic oil. 'h' :. pro-
duccd by the burning tobacco "Tlc Ms
,ouri mccrschaum, " cornoob pipe hNr
the standard hv which III othD, pipe ,uh
stances are rcokoncd. l. Is dry and epoug1
and takes up the oil a- fast "a - formed
therefore II stands ~ The head Of the class %,
pipc-making materials The old-ia,hioncd
CLAW pipe stand- second. with the real Nicer
-chaum q close third Pipe. Of wood stand
fourth. and porcelain and metallic PIP,
bring up the rear. The ah-op'it. quail
ties Of pipe materials also govern 'hc tenn
pcraturc of the smoke The greater 'ac abe
-orp'ivc quality, the cooler The smoke.
The favoritc pipe material with German
porcelain, IN which the ab-orptito quality
g. practically absent. To mok, .uDl bowl
with a short stem would not only blister Tho
tongue. but would also ,ingc hair and eye
lashcs The long item !. nccc.lr ~ keep
the bowl al q .aic distance and TO- cool thc
-mokc. The Kobf, or bowl. Of many Of th,
German porcelain pipcs. which hold larp,
quantity Of tobacco, O. fitted with MAILER
receptacle az the bottom. called tho lbPrt.
This minor bowl j. 20 make up for tlc lack
Of absorplivc material The oil cDllr. here
instead Of being absorbed by the pipe bowl
THE French briar" is Of cour.r 'ho p.ic
Of fashion in America. The oDrnoob.
which was sufficiently stylish for tho taste.
Of General Jackson. has been pu.tcd hy d.,
foreign rival, and Is now seen only among
the meek and lowly and now and then iu tho
mouth Of one Of those reckless independent
individuals who are not afraid 10 be- out 81
style; while the Clays, once 500 popular among
smokers, have become, in thi, country al
least, but soapbubblc blowers for children.
In selecting his briar, the mokcr u-u-
ally exercises his own Judgment; but there
are one or two points that guido Wi-c ,inok
crs. In point Of absorptivc quality, "a bow
with Il smooth, even grain Is better than one
with 4 twisted, knotty grain, and Il bowl
that is perfectly smooth inside will form
better crust than one in which little point
81 wood are found sticking out Of tho sides.
The crust that forms on the inside Of the
bowl as the pipe grows old increase the alb
~orptivc quality Of the pipe, and con-c-
uucntlv furnshcs Il sWcctcr -mokc.
4 detailed description Of al lhc different
kinds Of pipes and the various method, Of
smoking would require the Page, Of 20 stable
volume; for there is pipe OF tN" for every
nation in the civilized world, and one for
every tribe among the savage nations.
There are the wedding pipe Of Holland,
the bone pipes OF the African west coast. the
iron pipes Of Dahomcy, the ivory Pipe Of
Central Africa, and the banana leaf pipe
found in the depths Of Africa. There are the
carved wood pipes Of Zanzibar. The soap
stone pipes OF the South African bu-hmcn,
the red clay pipes Of Turkey with stems
80 long the smoker can't light hi own,
the hoOka or water pipe Of India and lur
KEY. and the cocoanut narghllc Of lndorc
province. There are the Jade and gourd
pipes Of Yarkand and Bokhara, the bamboo
pipes Of Assam, the opium pipe Of China,
and tie minute bowls Of Japan, the pipe.
with stems made Of the foot Of an emu,
Il, III l.,.I