Sharp County record., 1881-08-25

horns every minute for ten bon,'
| wouldn't think he could banTs. bs !. 7
so fast" "uQe
Then, as he saw how r,Dia
horn after another was 6II 6I;ay
drew forth his little watch an5 /
that the rugged old SAWYER Ia9 sn;i
horn every ten minutes switb nartall raso
Would youlike to learn hi. ,s's Y y y
the old fellow asked. He baIs
hands with tue stumps of 6ngs.. @ E
thumbs outspread; but I PsnII .
laughed and followed his uncl" gu "a
They watched a boy wbeeIin. h
row-load of the horns as tSaSs d
from the saw, and beheid them ! e s
in enormous revolving nrFs Q
through which a stream of WON. % (.
running, where thew remsino5 a5s e e
pretty thoroughly washed, Ro;, i
moved from these, they were NJ. : :
into boilers ranged along one sids IT II
building, filed with hot water p b
Here they are heated,n ssa =
Sanford, "tO clear them from o.. I
herring matter that the cold wsts, d
not remove, and partially soa,
ready for the next operation q {,
From the hot water the horn, .e
changed to a series of similar c,S.
atthe other side OF the room, flisj1 Ia y
boiling oil. Paul noticed that TS,. b.
wOrkmen lifted the horns fran n Re e
vats their appearance was r1aei a
changed, being much less oman.
considerably plastic, opening re,i IL
the longitudinal cut made by Gsl
As the horns were taken from A o .
they were dattened by unroltc Y
placed between strong iron / :.
which were firmly screwed to,stft
and put upon long tables in i; =!
order. e.
Now l begin to see how it btl $
Paul said. ir'
THE oil softeus the horn. a4i In n
Sanford, land by placing it ints
pressure and allowing it to rem irf
it becomes fixed, the whole stur is
so much changed that it neyg ,,e'
again. Some combs, you will ,iTre'
are of a whitish, opaque coor. I'll
natural horn, while other, Ia gfa, q,
smooth appearance, are Of amber !,
and almost Transparent The y
are pressed between cold ho, b,
placed in cold water, while the 3ol
are hot-pressed, it being coosa be ~
few minutes. These plateso Of bon lel
be cUlored; and there are a gree "A
'tortoiSe-shelr combs and othgfs
sold which are only horn with leol
color sprinkled upon it. Eor
1.-The solid tips of the horns -,ilit
the pieces that are worth anythl
off in making the combs, are nj !
into horn iewelry, chains, cg
ers. knifc-handles. buttons and
various kinds. These trinket
orally colored more or less, and ~ !,
fashionable belle, | suppose w,
surprised to know the amount Of ~
paid for odd bits Of horn under ~
sounding names. Butthe honif !
and serviceable, at any rate, % ! e. :
is more than can be said Of man :"
cheats we meet with in life" :,
The next room, in contrast Il
they had passed through pref ~,
was neat and had no repubE I, ~
Here the sheets Of horn as th =, ~
from the presses were first cut ~
cate circular saws into blank rar on
exact size for the kind of cOma so,, ~,
made, after which they VI v,''' u
through a planer, which gave all
proper thickness. n
They stepped to another pat1ob
room; and here Paul saw the "
placed in the cutting-machine a
over a hot furnace, where, ai's ant
soitened bv the heat, they weh ble
moved along, while q pair Of l,va
els danced up and down she
through the center of the bl9a q
stroke. When it had pasSedo n
. " through, an assistant took ev
forated blank and pulled it She
apart, showing two combs :.
teeth intarlaced. After Separa. ' ii
were again placed together y son
under pressure, when the 1na the
| tions consisted OF beveling The mn
wheels covered with sandpaIa ed !
inc the backs. rounding and le {
. the teeth; after which came in nett
ing, papering and putting in n p "a ia
II suppose they go all wi
country" said Paul as he ant
the shipping-room. ,..r best
much further than tliaI il to
reply. 1--WE never know nov jul +
60; for the wholesale dealer, 4. Geo
the combs are shipped from }, lli Iiss
factory, send them into all tas Ii.. n
ners Of the earth. Every I I'. chic
must sell combs, and in the vs,I.
of the business they freqls5l at l.
! through a great many manu. an, Thel
reaching the user, so at % %I,liyel
price is many times wAa' capi
received for them" Sxat
While Paul was watching your
fingers of the girls who illlea w
and affixed the labels, his ul~ io AXE
through a door communlca'nrl on.
office, and soon returned "a sh
elegant pocket-combS' ,,, he
Zone OF these" he said 'T5curr
q. horn which came from lister
Buenos Ayres; this one IN a.. NV his
dashed over the boundleSs bser
Texas; and here is another Tlou, ,p
bv the hot, short summers lest
bitter winters of Canada a., ,'n pc
with you in memory OF 'nD ger; T..
rainy day." ,.+ls d g ~ W.
auL cou,G .n;,, no Of tbe pleasure. .,h, e
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