Buzz

An almost universal toy, made in a great variety of forms, one of the simplest being a dish of wood or metal pierced with two holes, through which a cord is pa ed, by means of which the buzz is whirled first in one direction, and then, when the cord is twisted, by unwinding, in the other. It is common as a toy among the American Indians, and the the difference in height of the two halves being adjustable. The piece of wood to be planed is held in the hands upon the table, and fed over the slit between the front and back of the table where the knives revolve.