HOW TO KEEP A PIPE. 13! 



is required and no chemicals need be 

 used, for if you follow these directions 

 your pipe will always be in good condi- 

 tion. 



It is assumed that you are the possessor 

 of at least three good briar pipes. This 

 being the case, none of these pipes should 

 be smoked oftener than once in three 

 days. A pipe smoked on Sunday should 

 not be touched until Wednesday. The 

 next smoke day for that pipe would be 

 Saturday. With these three pipes, and 

 an occasional addition to your pipe fam- 

 ily of a new one once in six months, you 

 can defy the world, for you have solved 

 one of the greatest of comfort problems. 



In cleaning, detach the mouthpiece, 

 then take either the little wire brush 

 used for cleaning pipes, or a chicken 

 feather, or a piece of string, or anything 

 else that will serve the purpose without 

 being liable to break off in the pipe. 

 Dip any of these articles in a little 

 " household ammonia " or alcohol ; run 



