128 HOW TO KEEP A PIPE. 



for those we offer the following sug* 

 gestions, which will undoubtedly be of 

 service : 



CONCERNING BRIAR PIPES. 



Pipes, like people, must have good 

 digestions and lungs. When you buy 

 a pipe take a good look into the bowl. 

 Examine its digestion by noticing if the 

 entrance from the bowl into the stem is 

 perfectly open. Take a pull at the mouth- 

 piece, and if the draught is free not too 

 free and there are no cracks or flaws 

 anywhere to be seen, you have all the 

 elements of a good pipe. 



Begin by handling a new pipe very 

 gingerly. A new pipe is like a new baby 

 and must be treated tenderly. Some 

 smokers carefully wet the inside of the 

 bowl before putting the tobacco in a new 

 pipe. This we believe to be the proper 

 thing as it removes any new or sticky 

 taste that may have been left in the pipe. 



Your pipe is now ready for use. Some 



