could we not make a Chinaman—just’such a one as we saw in the shop to-day?”

Mamma said: ‘Perhaps we can; we will try, at least, and so you may get
the material.” ,

May brougat the shears, string and card-board as her mamma requested.
“The Chinaman we saw,” said mamma, “was drinking tea froma cup and there
was a little stand in front of him. I don’t know whether we can make this or
not, but let us try. First we will cut the stand and body of the Chinaman,
all but one arm, from one piece. Now we will cut the arm holding up the cup
from another piece, fasten the arm to the elbow with the string, attach the
thread to the little opening near the joint and pull down.” May did so, and
was more delighted than ever to see the cup of tea placed up to the Chinaman’s
mouth as though he were drinking. Her mamma painted a fancy Chinese
costume, cut out the unnecessary card-board, and the toy was complete. But
this was not enough; little May wanted something else, and something like the
Chinaman, she told her mamma. Her mamma thought that perhaps they could
make a Scotchman fishing. May laughed at the idea, but so many things had
been made from card-board she began to think it would be an easy matter to
make almost anything.

“First,” said mamma, ‘we must cut head, body and legs of the Scotchman
from one piece, just as shown in figure eight. Then we must cut one arm and
a fishing-rod from another piece. Then cut a fish from still another, tie the
fish to the rod by means of a string, fasten the arm to the elbow the same as
we did with the Chinaman, attach the thread to the opening near the joint and
pull down quickly.” May did so and up came a fish. The toy was painted,
and little May spent many happy hours playing with her Chinaman and
Scotchman

We might tell you how many other toys were made, but it is not necessary;
now we want our little readers to go right on with the making of card-board toys
and see how many can be made; horses can be made to gallop, dogs to wag
their tails; in fact, almost any animal, bird or insect can be made with just a
little care and thought. This will not only afford amusement to our young
readers, but will be a valuable study for them.