( PICASSO OIL PAINTING 1970)
I was not smoking “Cigarette, Cigar or Pipe” before 1989 (50 years old). After I joined “The Electronic Exhibition” in Tokyo on 1989.01.20 and met Mr.Suzuki (VP of CIPC) he encouraged me to set up at least two Pipe Clubs in Taiwan. Afterwards, I set up “The Pipe Club of Taiwan”(PCT) in Taipei on 1989.08.27 and another Club in Kaoshiung on 1989.09.10 then “The Pipe Club of Taiwan ”Joined the country member of CIPC on 1989.11.04 (PCT is No.12 country members at that time). Also I started to study and learn how to smoke a pipe since 1989 (I am a pipe smoker only for 21 years up now) .My Wife (Fanny) and I with 3 club members joined the CIPC “The 7th World Championship” at Tokyo Japan on Oct.1990, I smoked for 42.02” (My world record) and on Oct.1994 with 4 club members joined the CIPC “The 8th World Championship” at Copenhagen Denmark, I was one of the Jury.
As the matter of fact, I was afraid and had a little worry about that pipe smoking could be harm to my health or to be getting the Cancer or not? I was trying to find out some possible research reports on Website. Finally I found a USA Healthy Report wrote by Doctor Jay H.Lublin, et in 1984, his group made a Test Report against 6,919 people includings: 1)“None smokers” 2)“Cigarette Smokers”3) “Cigar Smokers”4) Pipe Smokers” reading as follows:
「The purpose of this study was to analyze in detail the risks of lung cancer associated with cigar and pipe use. Because previous studies failed to have large case numbers, it was felt that this study would present more accurate information due to the large numbers of patients surveyed.
Out of 6,919 cases of lung cancer studied, 190 (2.7%) never smoked, 6044 (87.3%) smoked cigarettes, 37(0.5%) Smoked cigars only, 29 (0.4%) smoked pipes only, 23 (0.3%) smoked cigars and pipes, 308 (4.5%) smoked cigarettes and pipes, 180 (2.6%) smoked cigarettes and cigars, and 98 (1.4%) smoked all three. Among cigar only smokers, the risk of lung cancer increased with years of use and usual number of cigars smoked per day. It was found that the relative risk of developing cancer in the cigar categories increased if the patient inhaled deeply and frequently, and/or smoked for a greater numbers of years. In addition, it was also found that, “Lung cancer patients who were exclusively cigar or pipe smokers were more likely to have squamous cell carcinoma than adenocarcinoma. Indeed, the histologic distribution of lung cancer among cigar-only and/or pipe-only smokers closely resembled that among cigarette-only smokers, further supporting a causal relationship between cigar and/or pipe use and lung cancer」。
I considered this report should be a trustable one and without worrying about the pipe smoking any more. Also I had found some strong supports against the difference of cigarette and pipe smoking by myself too: 1) People smoke cigarette is used to inhale deeply but for pipe smokers are just doing the mouth taste only. 2) When lighting the cigarette tobacco with paper together, it cause the strong “Tar” which is the main elements and bad for Lung cancer and cigarette having the automatic spread character that is why the cigarette smokers, their lungs are becoming the black color under the X-Ray machine always after long and heavy smokes. And pipe smokers are doing the mouth taste smoking only without having the such worry. 3) The parts of tobacco leaves selected and production methods are also different between the cigarettes and pipe tobaccos. Normally, the pipe tobacco leaves are selected the top part of leaves for production which are more soft and better quality and less of “Tars” occurred than cigarettes tobaccos .4) Both pipe stems and mouthpieces are having a total of 10cm to 14cm long in filtering the Tars, in which we could use pipe cleaners to clean after cooling of pipes used, therefore the possibility to get the cancer rate is very low. But I am still emphasizing that don’t smoke pipes too much per day, within 2-3 bowls of pipes a day are better and had better to build up a habit to smoke or stop it by flexible ability in different situations by all of pipe smokers. When you found there are some tars are getting into your throat and bronchus in causing sore throat, bronchitis, cough or catching cold with fever and feeling tongue bite etc. then you have to stop smoking right away until the recovery. Pipe smokers should be protecting our throat always by drinking or eating some special goods or fruits in avoiding the sore throat, bronchitis or cough etc. Also you have to arrange or adjust our living schedule in proper way and having the regular exercises in everyday, don’t drink too much wines and sleeping late and should be getting up early in every morning. Because the morning air is most fresh with oxygen and doing the exercises in the early morning are very good for our health too. Personally, I get up at 5:30AM in every morning and swimming for 26 years already, and playing “Tai-Chi” before swimming for 11 years and usually I smoke a half bowl of pipe after shower and reading my favorite articles and books. All these activities I am doing between 6:00am to 8:00am in everyday at the 4th floor of our building in Tamshui facing the mountain and Tamshui River (The suburbs of Taipei).
Recently, the Anti- Smoking voices are up and up everyday in every country, Taiwan was also passed the unfair policies and regulations since Jan.2009. I knew our pipe club members will be facing a very serious limitation on pipe smoking also in Taiwan by the anti-smoking organization and some special political reasons (Though the pipe smoking is quite difference from the normal cigarette smoking , yet the pipe smokers are also meeting the same problem with others in our country). That was why I mentioned to our pipe club members two years ago that “The green mountain and blue water sides are the best places for pipe smoking ”We have to careful in selecting our smoking places and do not smoke our pipes at the public places, restaurants or coffee shops etc. and other marked “No Smoking” sign places. I still have no actual survey reports about the second hand smoking are the same harm and dangerous for the people or not? Yet we have to obey the regulations by our government policy all right. Even in our houses or private office rooms should be keeping a distance from your family people and other people in your office also and be sure that the ventilation is good enough and always leaving the windows open is better. So finding the suitable places for all pipe smoking friends are very important.
Every hand made pipe is an ultimate art products, pipe tobaccos are over thousands of tastes for our choice, and we could be enjoying our happy hours when we are doing the clearing , polishing or maintenance jobs etc. and pipe smoking could do the group friendship contests and activities arranged by our CIPC in different countries every year.
Smoking a hand made briar pipe, you could be feeling and enjoying at least 5 kinds of enjoyments: 1) Sight enjoyments 2) Touch Reception enjoyments 3) Taste enjoyments 4) smelling enjoyments 5) Heart Feeling enjoyments. And when you are smoking a pipe in the early morning alone walking at the quite beautiful forests or climbing the mountains, or sailing a boat alone on the rivers or under the mountain waterfall places etc. You may be able to catch a very special feeling of quite “Jen” boundary too. And for some people who lives in the cool and snow weather countries, they know better that pipe smoking is one of the best activities and enjoyments for people in killing their boring hours of cooling and snowing weather and periods. All pipe friends are knowing that pipe smoking could be warming up our palm and body always (I found out that the pipe smoking is not so popular in Taiwan, just because our weather in Winter is never down to the zero degree in our cities and so hot in the Summer time (Around 30-40 degrees normally) in holding a pipe on our hand. I would say that the hand made pipes and accessories are the best antiques, collections, sculptures of art products all right. So I would say that the pipe smokers are not necessary to be rich enough but must be having some of art and collection tastes. Drinking Tea/Coffee/ Wine are the best choice with pipe smoking and good for making the pipe friends in whole world over. For which I had been writing down a poem of “Making Pipe Friends” in 1991 to read as:“ With a briar pipe in the mouth. Savoring tea is the best. Puffing to see who will win. We are all brothers and friends.”And up now, I am still not finding any of other antiques or art collections etc. are having the same feelings and enjoyments like Pipes. Besides, pipe is more closing than our wife too due we can carry our pipes with us in whole day long no matter where we are. I am just submitting my personal point of views, conceptions and feelings against pipe smoking per above for reference to all our pipe friends in worldwide. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any alterative points on this article or finding any better ideas or discoveries on pipes and pipe smoking would be highly appreciated.
Relax with your pipe!
Written by Ben Chen – The Founder & President of “The Pipe Club of Taiwan” December 2010.
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