The higher it ascends from the earth and from the water, the dryer it becomes.

Cover with a board or slat frame, and lay on this a weight of several pounds, leaving it for twenty-four hours; if the specimens are not then cured, change the dryers.

As we went ahead the ground grew dryer and the walking much improved.

Place your fronds between newspaper sheets and lay "dryers" over them (blotting paper or other absorbent paper).

It carries off the exhalations better, leaving the skin dryer and less liable to colds.