Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1912 — Avoiding Writer's Cramp. [ARTICLE]

Avoiding Writer's Cramp.

Shuangh chl’u-er, although the name may sound like a disease, Is not a form of writer’s cramp. On the contrary, “their” purpose Is to prevent ft The words mean “the double balls,” and shuangh chl’u-er are' two Ison balls, an inch or so in diameter, which nestle in the right hand of every Chinese man of letters for hours each day, ene being revolved about the other until they are worn bright They are just large enough to make a handful, and the action of shifting one about the other brings the finger--into play and lends them that suppl ness and digital dexterity which necessary in the manipulation of tin Chinese lettering-pen or fine-pointed brush. Of what a simplicity!—Atlantic. , .