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Show MUCH TROUBLE; LITTLE SMOKE. Chinaman Has His Own Way of En-Joying En-Joying Tobacco, Of ail smokers the Chinaman goc to the greatest 'rouble and obtains the least result. "He carries," says an observer, "a llttlo box almost twlco tlio slzo of an ordinary silver clgarotto caso. This Is half-filled with water. In ono end Is n removable tiny tube to servo as n pipe, at the other end Is tho pipe stem First of all ho takes out the tubo and blows through It to remove all blockage. Then he fumbles fum-bles through his awkward clothes, searching for tobacco, and produces a bit of rag In which It is wrapped. Carefully he extracts a wail of tobac- v-nrciiiiiy lit- uxirauin tvhu ui ..,....-co, ..,....-co, puts away his rag and slowly plugs the tube, which holds, perhaps, the tenth part of nn ordinary cigarette, Hut ho never has any matches, So he hns to borrow or hunt out a brown paper stem and light It It glows for a long time and can be puffed Into flame again. He gives a long draw, slowly enjoying It to Its full extent for the moment or two, then back again through the old routine to find his to barco, fill his pipe and get It lighted " |