How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 153
asts are great fun, and they can be held almostany place where a large fire can be safely built. It is best toallow the fire to burn down until it is a glowing pile of coals ;then sticking the sharp end of a pole into an ear of corn (Fig. 6^),and standing as far from the fire as the length of the… … Picnics, Burgoos, and Corn Roasts, 137 each member of the party, as mishaps are Hable to occur, andthe tempting ear of corn may be devoured by the flames, in-stead of the person for whom it was intended. The poles, about six feet in length, should be as light aspossible, for if too heavy they will…
