Caning Caning Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a single cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks (see spanking) or hand(s) (on the palm). Caning on the knuckles or shoulders is much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet (foot whipping or bastinado). The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as well as the number of the strokes, vary greatly — from a couple of light strokes with a small
Object of the mind "Appendices" to "The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien's characters name the "Red Book of Westmarch" as the source material for "The Lord of the Rings", which they describe as a translation. But the "Red Book of Westmarch" is a fictional document that chronicles events in an imaginary world. One might imagine a different translation, by another author. Social reality is composed of many standards and inventions that facilitate communication, but which are ultimately objects of the mind. For example, money is an object of the mind which currency represents. Similarly, languages signify ideas and thoughts. Objects of the mind are