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" ... and the casing of goods. The shavings even are picked into oakum, and mixed with those of rattan to be stuffed into mattresses. The bamboo furnishes the bed for sleeping, and the couch for reclining ; the chopsticks for eating, the pipe for smoking,... "
Life Among the Chinese: With Characteristic Sketches and Incidents of ... - Page 16
by Robert Samuel Maclay - 1861 - 400 pages
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The Christian Review, Volume 13

Baptists - 1848 - 668 pages
...fancy, twisted into cables, plaited into awnings, and woven into mats, for the scenery of the theatre, the roofs of boats and the casing of goods. The shavings,...chop-sticks for eating, the pipe for smoking, and the VOL. xm. — NO. L. 24* flute for entertaining ; a curtain to hang before tlie door, and a broom to...
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The New Englander, Volume 7

Criticism - 1849 - 660 pages
...awnings, and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the roots of boats, and the casing of good* The shavings, even, are picked into oakum, and mixed...curtain to hang before the door, and a broom to sweep aronnd it ; together with screens, stools, stands, and sofas for various uses of convenience and luxury...
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The American Whig Review, Volumes 7-8

1848 - 1396 pages
...into cables, plaited into awnings, and woven into mate for scenery of the theatre, the roofs of houses and the casing of goods. The shavings even are picked...hang before the door, and a broom to sweep around it ; wether with screens, stools, stands, and sofas for various uses of convenience and luxury in the...
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The American Whig Review, Volume 1; Volume 7

1848 - 724 pages
...into cables, plaited into awnings, and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the roofs of houses and the casing of goods. The shavings even are picked...chopsticks for eating, the pipe for smoking, and the flute fol» entertaining ; a curtain to hang before the door, ?nd a broom to sweep around it ; ton-ether...
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The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the ... Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants ...

Samuel Wells Williams - China - 1848 - 626 pages
...twisted into cables, plaited into awnings, and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the ruofs of boats, and the casing of goods. The shavings, even,...mattresses. The bamboo furnishes the bed for sleeping, and tho couch for reclining ; the chopsticks for eating, the pipe for smoking, and the flute for entertaining...
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The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the Geography, Government ..., Volume 1

Samuel Wells Williams - China - 1848 - 644 pages
...and fancy, twisted into cables, plaited into awnings, and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the roofs of boats, and the casing of goods. The shavings,...into oakum, and mixed with those of rattan, to be stulled into mattresses. The bamboo furnishes the bed for sleeping, and the couch for reclining ; the...
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The Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural ..., Volume 76

Industrial arts - 1862 - 458 pages
...platted into awnings, and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the roofs of boats, and the casin? of goods. The shavings even, are picked into oakum, and mixed with those of ratan, to be stuffed into mattresses. The bamboo furnishes the 'bed for sleeping, and the couch for...
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The New England Farmer, Volume 13

Agriculture - 1861 - 588 pages
...and fancy, twisted into cables, plaited into awnings, and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the roofs of boats and the casing of goods. The shavings,...The bamboo furnishes the bed for sleeping and the coach for reclining ; the chopsticks for eating, the pipe for smoking and the flute for entertaining...
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The Technologist. Ed. by P.L. Simmonds, Volume 3

Peter Lund Simmonds - 1863 - 590 pages
...boats, houses, and streets and woven into mats for the scenery of the theatre, the roofs of houses, and the casing of goods. The shavings even are picked...to be stuffed into mattresses. The bamboo furnishes material for the bed and the couch, chop-sticks to use in eating, pipes for smoking, and flutes to...
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Cyclopędia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia ..., Part 15, Volume 1

Edward Balfour - India - 1871 - 1170 pages
...and fancy, twisted into cables, plaited into awnings and woven into mats for scenery of the theatre, the roofs of boats, and the casing of goods. The shavings...and mixed with those of rattan to be stuffed into mattressee. The bamboo furnishes the bed for sleeping and the couch for reclining, the chopsticks for...
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