Pipes seem to be a general register of the art of the Country in which they are made and in this case it is especially useful at a transition period like the present as when this class of ornamentation is fast passing away. This carved work on the basis of a real Briar structure assumes a new type—below the carving—as it goes off as a spike to stick into the ground like a linstock of old with the match ever ready & burning. The wood of this example is very hard & takes therefore a splendid polish, again “The British museum” has saved a good specimen. [Illustration: ANTIPODES BRITISH MUSEUM. IRON WOOD NEW ZEALAND (To stick into the ground.)] NEW GUINEA. Bamboo is the material now in vogue and the mouth piece is cunningly arranged by making a small hole at the joint for the draught & bore. The Tobacco tube which cannot be called a bowl but rather a cigar or cigarette holder is always at right angles to the thick stem which averages 14^{in} & 15^{in.} in length. The ornamentation like that of “CHINAM” cases is very delicate & refined. The South Pacific affords us a shell pipe and from _SAVO_ & the _SOLOMON ISLANDS._ we have a very simple contribution one would have expected colour from them certainly as well as from New Guinea [Illustration: NEW GUINEA FLY RIVER: N·G MELANESIA SAVO SHELL PIPE. SOLOMON ISLANDS.] SOUTH AMERICA & Paraguay River. The Spanish influence in South America has not been likely to contribute to the developement of Pipe smoking, but we find native specimens of considerable interest Beginning from the South in Magellan Straits. The _Patagonians._ use the small short form which was in Mr. Braggs collection above that is quite a new feature a square pipe of 13^{in.} in length used on Great State occasions—the sides ornamented with a Key pattern & steps as on HUACA · POTTERY in Peru. The large Bowl with small bone mouth piece is from River _UCAYALI · Peru._ & Fish tail of wood is from MATACO Indians. _GRAN·CHACA_ [Illustration: S. AMERICA UCAYALI. R. PERU. PARAGUAY. RIVER. BRITISH MUSEUM. BONE MATACO INDIAN GRAN. CHACA. PATAGONIA] NORTH AMERICA. We have now come round to the original home of Tobacco & smoking: to the Land of the “CALUMET of PEACE” & the “_TOMAHAWK PIPE_” & where Sir Iohn Hawkins & Raleigh. Drake first saw the “Weed” in use. The despisers of the “Weed” may chuckle may they hear the old Proverb “that ill Weeds grow apace” for it has grown & must be very infectious nor is there any falling off for “Steamers” go & there The Goddess NICOTINA will surely take root such is the experience up to the present time— [Illustration: N. AMERICAN INDIAN. PARAGUAY AMER·S. SOAP STONE TOMAHAWK PIPE TEHUELCHE INDIANS PATAGONIA. S. AMERICA. BRITISH MUSEUM CATLIN’S COLL^{n.}] N. AMERICA.