| Show FEW GOOD meerschaum HERE americans do not make or keep them right german dealer says you dont see the best meer rn pipes in III this country said a german pipe dealer who learned his trade in vienna to a kansas city star imly kiy because the americans are in too mg K a hurry time to take caie of a meerschaum mer ha even lime to learn how ahn the american is through smoking lie he knocks his pipe on the heel ot of his shoe to remove the ashes shoves it in the hie most handy pocket and Is on the I 1 lun un IL now in the WC ol 01 country a man takes its ills pipe seriously very seriously ile he expects his meen chaum to td last him a lifetime and theli theft be in good repair to hand band down to his heir tile the pipe is passed froni from generation to generation and it is always handled as carefully as a newborn new born babe the smoker never touches the bowl bonni while it I 1 is warm that would spoil ane ne line flue glossy color alien the enina german has completed his serious and meditative smoke his pipe is laid all vc y carefully caie fully away where it will cool properly prop and without danger ot of scratch scratching nig ile ho does not ram it into int ohis his pocket with other miscellaneous ard articles les as tho the rushing aina ican goes does he takes his time anti anil gives elves it his care and attention ohp jhc thc best meerschaum pipes in the old country are made of soft meerschaum sel hatim and cre are hand carved thou then they are boiled in beeswax the fino color Is s produced jy the wax and nicotine combining when the pipe is smoked the wax softens from the licht heat that is why tile the pipe should not be ba touched while warm warin touching mars tile the gloss the american manufacturer does not carve or I 1 polish them by hand the work is done clono li by machines the soft meerschaum it if treated that way would break so hard meerschaum a low grade is used the hard clay will not absorb beeswax so it is boiled in ill glycerin the most beautiful colors cannot be produced with glycerin |
