Drawine a Cork, To avoid breaking a cork in getting it out from the neck of a bottle in which it has stuck, the cork should first be pressed very slightly into the neck before any attempt is made to pull it out. A cork becomes stuck by a film of some adhesive matter setting between it and the neck of the bottle, and the object of pressing the cork in is to break this film. A cork can stand any amount of compression without damage, but very little tension, and if the adhesion is overcome first by a slight movement inwards, the cork can then be pulled out much more readily without risk of breaking.
This is a far better way than trying to force the cork out by stabbing into it with some sharp-pointed instrument, a method which gen-
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