Scientific amusements . Fig. 112.—The Alchemist. Fig. 113.—The Brewer. people they represent. We reproduce some of theseessentially original compositions. The Fruiterer (Fig. 11 o)is composed of a melon, which forms the head ; an arti-choke, the stem of which forms the nose in profile ; abasket makes the .bust, while some vegetables form acollarette, etc. The Cobbler (Fig. in) is likewise repre-sented by the tools of his trade, notably the nose andchin ; the Alchemist (Fig. 112) is obtained by means MECHANICAL TOYS, ETC. 141 of a furnace and retorts ; the Brewer (Fig. 113) with ajug, a tub, a
Scientific amusements . Fig. 112.—The Alchemist. Fig. 113.—The Brewer. people they represent. We reproduce some of theseessentially original compositions. The Fruiterer (Fig. 11 o)is composed of a melon, which forms the head ; an arti-choke, the stem of which forms the nose in profile ; abasket makes the .bust, while some vegetables form acollarette, etc. The Cobbler (Fig. in) is likewise repre-sented by the tools of his trade, notably the nose andchin ; the Alchemist (Fig. 112) is obtained by means MECHANICAL TOYS, ETC. 141 of a furnace and retorts ; the Brewer (Fig. 113) with ajug, a tub, a cask, and a funnel; the Artist (Fig. 114)with the palette and box of colours; the Sportsman(Fig. 115) is composed of a gun, a powder-flask, and ahunting-horn ; and so on. We have here some amusingpictures, with which we may fitly conclude our recreations.
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