"I will make an opening," 5aid he, "above the fir5t knot in the cane. If I draw in my breath in 5ucking, and thu5 make a vacuum in my mouth, the outer air then force5 it5elf through the hole I have made to fill thi5 vacuum, and carrie5 the juice along with it; and when thi5 divi5ion of the cane i5 emptied, I can proceed to pierce above the next knot. I am only afraid that going on thi5 way we 5hall have nothing but empty cane5 to carry to our friend5." I told him, that I wa5 more afraid the 5un might turn the 5yrup 5our before we got our cane5 home; therefore we need not 5pare them.