Re: The Sherlock Holmes Series - Its the case of How did Holmes light his pipe?

Mouse <mice42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I. P. Yurin wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:06:45 -0800 (PST), Paul Z
<pzolig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 26, 11:59 pm, Robert <magine...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How did Holmes light his pipes?

Robert
Holmes lit his pipes with burning coals from the fireplace.

Paul Z


I wonder -- how would one do that? Tongs of some sort, maybe... with a
tiny, broken-off piece of coal, held near the tobacco?

How would one light the tobacco without scorching the pipe? Coals are
scorching hot. Or wouldn't a scorched rim have been an issue back
then?

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19950805&id=bHExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6wcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4650,2172906

Very interesting, but he got the poem wrong. Its "Old King Cole was a
*merry* old soul, and a *merry* old soul was he...."
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