A woman sitting down, took a handful of corn and holding it in her left hand by the stalks, she set fire to the ears, which were at once in a flame. In her right hand she held a stick, which she very dexterously beat the grain out the very instant the husks were quite burnt. By this simple process, corn may be cut down, winnowed, ground, dried, and baked within half an hour.
A woman seated herself with a portion of corn, holding it by the stalks in her left hand and then set the ears ablaze, which promptly burst into flames. Meanwhile, she utilized a stick in her right hand to extract the grain as soon as the husks were thoroughly burnt.