Part 17 (1/2)

Of what are stockings made?

Of cotton, silk, or wool, woven or knitted Anciently, the only stockings in use were ether; but since the invention of knitting and weaving stockings of silk, &c, the use of cloth has been discontinued

From what country is it supposed that the invention of silk knitted stockings originally cas in a frae, Canification of MA

Master of Arts, a degree of honor conferred by the Universities

What are Shoes?

A covering for the foot, now usually es and countries, shoes have been made of various materials, as raw skins, rushes, brooold

What nation wore Shoes yptians The Turks always take off their shoes, and leave the-houses The same custom also prevails in other Eastern nations

What is a Mosque?

A Mahomedan church or te to the religion of Mahomed, the warrior and prophet of Arabia and Turkey, as its founder He was born at Mecca, a city of Arabia, in 571; and died in 631, at Medina, a city situated between Arabia Felix and Arabia Deserta His creed maintains that there is but one God, and that Mahomed is his Prophet; it enjoins the observance of prayers, washi+ngs, ale to Mecca, &c

What do the appellations of Felix and Deserta signify?

Arabia, a country of Asia, lying on the borders of the Red Sea, is divided into Petraea, Deserta, and Felix; Petraea, signifying the Stony; Deserta, the Desert; and Felix, the fortunate or fruitful

What is Leather?

The skins of various animals, as oxen, cows, calves, &c, dressed and prepared for use

How is the Leather prepared?

By tanning; that is, steeping the skins in an infusion of tan, by which they are rendered firree, impervious to water

_Infusion_, a liquorin water, or other liquids, without boiling

What is Tan?

The bark of the oak-tree, &c, ground by a mill into a coarse powder

What is Lime?[5]