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THE LEVER CHURN. 



presses the dasher down through the cream. This 

 mode is far less wearisome than the hand-churn, 

 because by the lever, with less expense of power, a far 

 greater agitation is produced. A weight is sometimes 

 attached to the longer arm, by which the power required 

 is still further reduced. 



Churning with an Elastic Rod. — The old-fashioned 

 churn is set in motion by the aid of another kind of 

 power, as seen in Fig. 102. A long, tough, flexible 

 stick is fastened into the cross-beam in the ceiling, so 

 that its larger end is held firm by two iron clasps. The 

 elasticity of the rod is such that, when the smaller end 

 is drawn down by hand, which, at the same time, moves 



