...doubtless that described as still in use at the end of the 17th century in the Hebrides.1 " A woman, sitting down, takes a handful of corn, holding it...at the very instant when the husk is quite burnt. . . . The corn may be thus dressed, winnowed, ground, and baked, within an hour of reaping." When kept,...

...passage from Martin-s "Description of the Western Islands of Scotland," published 1703:— "A woman sitting down, takes a handful of corn, holding it by the stalks in her left hand. Then sets fire to the ears, which are presently in a flame. She has a stick in her right hand, which...

...sort are the following descriptions of the Hebridean women's toil : Л woman sitting down takes :i handful of corn, holding it by the stalks in her left hand, and then sets firo to the ears, which are presently in a flame. She has a stick in лег right hand which she manages...