ALL NATIONS SMOKE.
There is, hardly a country in tka world where the pipe is not smoked in one form or another. ,
The Kaffir dearly loves his pipe, and,, failing the genuine article, will usej anything that will hold tobacco—from 1 a piece of iron piping to a cow’s horn. When not even these are available he, will use the earth! He dries this by making a small hole to hold the tobacco, from which he makes a passage for the smoke by pushing a curved piece of wire through the ground. He then lies face downwards, applies a light to the tobacco, and his lips to the, ground, at tile spot where he has: withdrawn the wire, and smokes in peace. ’•! In many villages of the North-West; Provinces of India are to be foundj public hookahs'for the use and com-, fort of travellers. .
Everyone has heard of the North’ American’s pip® of peace. General; Blucher’s pipe-smoking was of a veryj different character. He appointed aj man to the post of ‘/pipe-master,**l whose duty it; was to fill a long clay, pipe and hand, it to, the general fore every engagement. Blucher would; , thqn enjoy a few ... whiffs, give backj the pipe, and gallop, into the firing .linp. ;■ ■
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 676, 21 October 1921, Page 5
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