. Country walks for little folks . 39 WINNOWING CORN. When- the corn has been threshed out of thestraw, you know that the grain is all mixedwith the chaff and other particles of dust, sothat it would make very husky puddings ifground in that state. There are three methodschiefly used of separating and cleansing thegrain. One is by a kind of large dish made ofbasket work, called a fan, in which a man takesand shakes the corn repeatedly in the winduntil the chaff flies off. Another way is to openthe barn doors before and behind, and when thewind blows through the barn, to throw thegrain in shove
. Country walks for little folks . 39 WINNOWING CORN. When- the corn has been threshed out of thestraw, you know that the grain is all mixedwith the chaff and other particles of dust, sothat it would make very husky puddings ifground in that state. There are three methodschiefly used of separating and cleansing thegrain. One is by a kind of large dish made ofbasket work, called a fan, in which a man takesand shakes the corn repeatedly in the winduntil the chaff flies off. Another way is to openthe barn doors before and behind, and when thewind blows through the barn, to throw thegrain in shovels full against the wind, from oneside of the floor to the other. It is astonishingto see how completely the wind will separateand remove the chaff and dust by this an engine has been invented within a fewyears, called a dressing-machine, in which fan-wheels are made to revolve so quickly as toproduce a very strong current of air within,and thus effectually to cleanse the 41THE RUSTIC BRIDGE. These wooden bridges are often very prettyobjects in the country, especially if situated asthis is, between high banks, over a clear stream,and shaded by trees and herbage. If you askwhy the bridge was made so high, I can tellyou, first, that I dare say it is level with thepath on each side, and then again you shouldremember that in winter time, after heavyrains or a thaw, the water will rise, perhaps upto the bridge itself, and sometimes in greatfloods the bridges are carried away. They areoften chosen by anglers for fishing stations, andoften to afford a resting-place to the wearytraveller. And now, my good gentleman, what do you think?You are standing too high, sir, to wash or to drink:I hope you re not leaning too hard on the rail,For down you would go, sir, if that were to fail. Perhaps you are waiting a neighbor to meet,Perhaps you are resting your limbs or your feet;Perhaps tis your pleasure at ease to recline ;And perhaps, as you say, tis no business of mi
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