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ပါ​တော်မူချိန် ​ကျေး​လက်မှ မြန်မာ့​ဘဝ မြင်ကွင်း​တစ်ခု။

“Another village scene, shewing the next process to which the rice is subjected before it is fit for cooking. The grain, after it has been trodden out, is covered with a husk, and to remove this it is placed, by small quantities at a time, in a kind of mortar made from a smoothly hollowed out block of wood, the pestle at the end of a long beam or lever is worked, as seen in the picture, by a woman alternately pressing down the other end with her foot and releasing it.”