Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1895 — Thumbnails as Pens. [ARTICLE]

Thumbnails as Pens.

The ancient Chinese and Japaneso frequently used to draw pictures with their thumbnails. The nails were allowed to grow to a length of some eighteen inches, and were oared to a point and dipped in vermt /ion or sky-blue ink.