The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances; Including Observations on Spinning, Dyeing, and Weaving.

CHAPTER VI.

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CAMELS-WOOL AND CAMELS-HAIR.

Camels’-wool and Camels’-hair--Ctesias’s account--Testimony of modern travellers--Arab tent of Camels’-hair--Fine cloths still made of Camels’-wool--The use of hair of various animals in the manufacture of beautiful stuffs by the ancient Mexicans--Hair used by the Candian women in the manufacture of broidered stuffs--Broidered stuffs of the negresses of Senegal--Their great beauty 312

PART THIRD.

ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE.