Thread-twisting

Abstract

IN reply to “Cosmopolitan's” query as to the occurrence of the habit of thread-twisting with the palm of the hand on the thigh in other lands than India, I may say that I have observed the same mode of operating upon paper in Japan very frequently. The paper used there is tough and fibrous, and a Japanese is never at a loss for card to tie a parcel with if he has paper beside him. I have seen the spindle-whorl in actual use in upland districts, and it was employed even in Tokio very recently.