Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1903 — How the Orient Gets Its Flour. [ARTICLE]

How the Orient Gets Its Flour.

“Two women shall be grinding at the mill.’’ In the east the day’s supply of meal Is ground each morning by two women, who sit opposite each other on a large, clean cloth, with the small millstoues between them. They push the upper stone around and around by means of a stick standing upright in a hole in one side, both women holding it. They usuully sing as they grind.