EARM APPLIANCES. 



some crooks of cedar or other light wood, such as is used 

 in rustic work, they will serve very well for the ends. The 

 seats may be removed when the stools are not required, 

 and may then serve for benches in the dairy or for 

 household purposes. 



CORK-STALK BAND. 



Stalks altogether dry or altogether green are not to be 

 selected, as they will break when it is attempted to 

 twist them. Long, slender stalks are desirable. The 

 first stalk is broken at a right angle about two feet from 

 the but ; the but is then forced into the shock as far as 

 the break, when the remainder of the stalk is passed 



Fig. 173. CORN-STALK BAND. 



around the shock, breaking it carefully every eight or 

 ten inches, until the tassel point is almost reached. Then 

 another stalk is inserted in the shock. The top of the 

 first stalk is broken every three inches between the 

 thumb and fingers, and twisted around the second stalk, 

 which is then broken and passed around the shock as in 



