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things, that every thing which is worth doing is worth doing 

 well ; and more than all, if the durability of these things is of 

 any sort of consequence, the value of gum-elastic for these 

 branches of manufacture is greater than would at first appear ; 

 and it is not strange that it should have been one of the first 

 attended to by the Indians, in the construction upon clay forms 

 of such rude images as they conceived to be quadrupeds and 

 birds, and which were sold in civilized countries to considerable 

 extent for toys. 



It may be submitted to the investigations of the phrenologist, 

 to ascertain what effect the durability of gum-elastic toys may 

 have upon the organ of destructiveness in children ; certain it 

 is, however much they may exercise it, it will not be easy for 

 them to destroy or mutilate these toys. 



DOLLS. 



This is, perhaps, the most important of all the articles in the 

 toy line, at least the one which is the most in demand. 



This article is made after the method of hollow ware, either of 

 elastic compound or of gum-elastic ivory. It cannot be injured 

 by the ordinary play of children without the aid of fire, violence, 

 or very destructive edge tools. 



On the manufacture of the first specimen, the license for this 

 article for the United States, was disposed of by the writer to 

 an enterprising merchant of New York.* 



MAGNETIC TOYS. 



Fishes, ducks, tortoises, &c. are made of elastic compound 

 or gum-elastic ivory, after the method of hollow ware. They 

 are magnetized in the same way as the metal toys have hereto- 



• B. F. Lee. 



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