The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

Very heavy basswcod plalllks arc glued
o., the sides Of the bull -up pile Logs, cars
aht heads arc saved Oft in apparently
slttoeless chunks of wood. ;a,1,,l arc attached
TO !ho bullt-up bodies, t;itli.r before or after
carving, according to circumstances.
,Ii:a clrycrs arc slillll vorlsincn. deft in
welding Elallct. chiscl and gouge, anu under
shei: rapid manipulation tho clumsy pile of
an GIGS IS specify ROUND .;.nsl shaped But
II IS not every carver WHO can do this work
IL fact, those who can arc very scarce One
must have . natural t;.lcns for it, something
Oh ssilc sculptor's genius, to develop by his
ken tools tho figure of an animal from the
clumsy mass OF wood Lid before him, aud
to give its features expression Expression
That is where they jas. turn themselves
loose. Their employer does not Interfere
With their giving free rein to their fancy,
and such excited, startled and cnraged ex-
pressions as they put u.,on these beasts are
I often both amazing and Amusing. The boss
| Is proud OF their achievements in this line.
llc says: :. Thcrc is a drOW5y, conservative
tone about the English animals, while ours
arc sharp. animated vigorous, vlvacious',
On, yes, they arc very vivacious, indeed!
Aud even II you have some doubts whether
TAG lion is roaring with laughter or with
rage. you at least have tho delight OF know
inys that he is doing something. and doing it
very earnestly, too, with no :. droWsy, con-
scrvative tones'' about him.
From the hands Of tic caryers the AMI
mails go to the paint shop. where they first
receive o heavy coat Of brown body color,
and they nrc tinted up wi i as free and un-.
traamelcd fancy as animated the genius
tlt.t gave them their vlYa.ious expressions.
Tho results may well rattle the mind Of a
Chad that has presonceiyed the idea based
upon observations III the Elcnageries, but
perhaps nal urc would hlyy made the world
much gayer and more gorgeous il she had
i;ld tho chance to tlise some points from
thISG carTuuSGl animals. Strict fidelity to.
l,ature may obtain IN the blue. or oven the
:yreen, unicorn, for augi.t tlIIt anybody
Knows to the contrary, and possibly the
lilppOgriH IS born with ;Ill that gliding on
1.in but What shall be said Of tho carmine
Lon or the rose pini, el,Dllantl Finally the
ANIMALS that should ls;.N.. hairy tails are
provided with thcm--po,'.ions of real ones
cut from .t,i, and t:.cn thoy are all
boxed up for shipment III nlg with the avn
lug and hand organ, and The sectional plat
tor1ll, and the central pole from which the
whole machine is to deleud, and the cog
Whecs that are to E1:lke it go around, and
the guys and braces that arc to prevent il
from falling down, end tho boxing to hide
the pcrSplrlng mar who turns the crank,
and tue little swords to jab at rings with.
and the iron rings to be j;lbbcd at, with the
brass one that gives free ride next time
to the boy lucky enough to seize it.
Carrousels are only made to order, and it
takes two or three months to get one mn.
according to its size. Alittle one, supplied
ouly with eight horses md two cflariots, can
be got complete for from 500 to $3.50, ac-
cordmg to finish. From that the scale for
choice goes up to the mammoth concern
forty feetain diameter, with eighteen arms.
carrying thirty five horses, two calnels. two
elephants, two deer, two lions, two jack
asses and three double-seat dragon char
lots, which may cost as Elucll as $3.50, in
dependent of the steaE-e engine to drive it
aud the music machinery. The organs
range IN price from I'D to $500, and the
extra cylinders acconpa,iy ing them from
S35 to sl2O each.
Some years this establishment turns out
forty or fifty carronsels. And they are
sent all over the world. Ono has been sent
from here to Melbourne, Australia; another
is just being shipped to Port tau Prince, and
an extraordinarily vivacious set Of animals
are now being created to go TO Kingston,
jamaica. Single figures are frequently
supplied ito take the place Of broken ones,
or to stimulate, by novelty. the tagging in
tercst Of youth They rauss5 in price from
S14 to 30 The camel is most expensive,
and the lion, at SSaaO, comes next.
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