Part 5

Hats, ancient, 26 cardinal's, 26 cassimere, 48 cloth, 63 history of, 25 manufacture of, 36 scarlet, 26 Spanish, 28

Hatters' festival, 29 first account of, 27 kettles, 46

Hatting, history of, 25 in the United States, 27 silk, 52

History of hats and hatting, 25

How hair felts, 14 hair grows, 12 to judge of the quality of wool, 23

Inferior articles employed with furs, 22

Introductory remarks, 9

Introduction of fine wool into the United States, 23

Invention of felting, 22

Inventor of felting, 27

Kettles, 46

Kinds of fur, 20

Manufacture of hats, 36

Materials, preparation of, 29 for hats, 20

Nap, flowing, 43

Napping, 45

Number of hairs, 17

Oil prevents fulling, 21

Patent, Queen Elizabeth's, 28

Peculiar properties of hair, 15

Pelts used for glue, &c., 31

Planking, 42

Pneumatic process, 58

Polishing, 56

Pouncing, 48

Preparation of materials, 29

Prices of furs in early times, 23

Printers' sheets, 61

Process of fulling, 25

Properties of broadcloth, 19

Pulling, 29

Pumicing, 48

Qualities of fur, 14

Quality of wool, how judged, 23

Quantity of stuff for a hat, 38

Queen Elizabeth's patent, 28

Receipts for stiffs, 34

Ruffing, 45

Scarlet hats, 26

Secretage, 29

Shaving, 44

Shellac-stiff, 33

Shoes of felt, 60

Shrinking of goods, 15

Silk hatting, 52

Sizing, 42

Soap aids fulling, 21

Spanish hats, 28

Stiffening, 31 process, 44

Stiffs, 31, 33, 34

Stockings, wool, 18

Stomach, hair balls in, 19

Stuff, quantity of for a hat, 38

Turcomans, felt made by, 21

United States, hatting in, 27

Uses of felt, 22

Water-proofing materials, 31

When felting was invented, 22

When fine wool was introduced into the United States, 23

Why cotton does not felt, 17 hair felts, 14

Wire hoop for brims, 51

Wool, fine, introduction into the United States, 23

Wool, how to judge of the quality, 23

Wools, description of, 11

Wool stockings, 18

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES.

Seven occurrences of "etc." have been changed to "&c." on pages 29 (twice), 41, 56 (three times), and 68.

Page 7, "Printer's" changed to "Printers'" (Printers' sheets) Page 7, changed "Puffing" to "Ruffing" (Ruffing or napping) Page 10, added "of" (dissemination as correct, of that which) Page 15, "then" changed to "than" (more readily than) Page 16, added "of" (counting the number of these) Page 19, "broad-cloth" changed to "broadcloth" (the broadcloth of which) Page 23, "Britian" changed to "Britain" (Great Britain, or) Page 29, "too" changed to "two" (nipped between two revolving) Page 29, "rolls" changed to "rollers" (and the rollers placed) Page 32, "waterproof" changed to "water-proof" (light, and water-proof) Page 33, "waterproofing" changed to "water-proofing" (and water-proofing) Page 40, "overlaping" changed to "overlapping" (together by overlapping) Page 43, "shorly" changed to "shortly" (will shortly be described) Page 44, "clothlike" changed to "cloth-like" (smooth and cloth-like) Page 45, "waterproofing" changed to "water-proofing" (of water-proofing) Page 49, "singing" changed to "singeing" (as the singeing of) Page 53, "ves el" changed to "vessel" (another vessel containing) Page 61, "waterproofing" changed to "water-proofing" (water-proofing of)