Carlyle never- cleaned his pipes. His struggles with tobacco were largely due to this reason. The man who is friendly to his pipe will break it in slowly. First he will clean out the bowl, and then he will damp it with finger or cloth. Next he will use & tobacco like Dill’s Best, which, while satisfying, is wholesome and clean, being practically free from nicotine. Then he will' pack 'in ’ the tobacco compactly, lighting' it evenly round the edges without scorching -the rim of the bowl. He will never smoke the same pipe-twice in succession—at least not until it has thoroughly cooled. The bowl and stem will be kept clean, but seldom will a sharp knife be used. By slow and careful treatment with a tobacco like Dill’s Best & -pipe matures into Sweetness. .‘' W-
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1929, Page 6
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