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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1579, 11 December 1885, Page 2

An Enelish working man, just past the middle age, fouad that his pipe, which for many years had been a preat comfort to him was begining to seriously effect his nerves. Before giving it up however, he determined to find out if tliero was no way by which tie might conthtui to smoke without. feeling its flffeotsto an iirjnrious extent. He accordingly wrote to a mpdical journal, and was recomended to fill the bowl of his pipe one-third full of table salt and prf»BS the tobacco down upon it, as m ordinary smoking. The result was very satisfactory. During the process of smoking the salt solidifies, while! remaining porous, and when the burdened lump is removed at the end of the day's smoking it is found t» have absorded so much of the oil of the tobacco as ts be deeply coloured. The salt should be renewed daily.