THE Peanut Chinese man was made of eight peanuts—one for the head, one
for the body, one for each arm and two for each leg. All had double
kernels, except the one forming the head.
These peanuts were fastened together by heavy thread. The needle was
run crosswise through the end of one nut; then through the end of the
nut joining it, and the thread tied in a hard knot.
The face was drawn with a pen and ink. The back of the head and bottoms
of the feet were solidly inked for hair and shoes and the cue was of
braided black silk thread, sewed to the top of the head. Over the place
where the cue was fastened, a disk of stiff paper was glued for a hat.
When crinkled tissue paper was gathered around the neck and arms to
form a loose jacket and around the legs for wide trousers, the Peanut
Chinese man was complete.
[Illustration: THE PEANUT MAN]