licate labor, we were after- ascending to an upper story, we found the polishers or sly- wards conducted to the cutter or snyder. Three workmen ceptible. pen at their work, each man with a machine before him, as At this point our curiosity prompted us to ask explanation, were engaged in shaping the… … THE CLEAVER OE KLOYEB THE CUTTER OR SNYDER. were flaws in the stone which had to be cut off and, besides, shapes, a word is here necessary. The brilliant (Fig. 2) dis- addition to these workmen is the setter, and with him we have plays the luster of the stone to the greatest advantage, and other…
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