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Page 75
... tanned leather . The leather of the uppers is much stronger than what is used in the strongest shoes ; being made of cow hide dressed for the purpose , and it never had an inside lining , like the ordinary shoe ; the sole leather is ...
... tanned leather . The leather of the uppers is much stronger than what is used in the strongest shoes ; being made of cow hide dressed for the purpose , and it never had an inside lining , like the ordinary shoe ; the sole leather is ...
Page 97
... tanning , has discovered the true cause of all this hardness and breaking - to him the tanners and the public owe a debt of gratitude , which they will both best discharge by patronising his invention . I have had an opportunity of per ...
... tanning , has discovered the true cause of all this hardness and breaking - to him the tanners and the public owe a debt of gratitude , which they will both best discharge by patronising his invention . I have had an opportunity of per ...
Page 98
... tan- nin is brought into contact with the gelatinous tissue or fibre . " The slowness of the process in tanning leather , and the imperfect manner in which it has hitherto been accomplished , arises from the difficulty in bring- ing the ...
... tan- nin is brought into contact with the gelatinous tissue or fibre . " The slowness of the process in tanning leather , and the imperfect manner in which it has hitherto been accomplished , arises from the difficulty in bring- ing the ...
Page 99
... tanning , and a consequent re- duction of the price , without any improvement in the quality of the leather , but rather the reverse . This has given rise to a strong prejudice in the minds of persons connected with the leather trade ...
... tanning , and a consequent re- duction of the price , without any improvement in the quality of the leather , but rather the reverse . This has given rise to a strong prejudice in the minds of persons connected with the leather trade ...
Page 100
... tanning matter , and thus produce in a short space of time leather superior in weight , qua- lity , and durability ... tan - yard of pureing , as it is termed , by means of the dung of animals - a process the most filthy and disgusting ...
... tanning matter , and thus produce in a short space of time leather superior in weight , qua- lity , and durability ... tan - yard of pureing , as it is termed , by means of the dung of animals - a process the most filthy and disgusting ...
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Page 66 - By'r lady, your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine.
Page 13 - This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is...
Page 126 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Page 145 - I counted the perspiratory pores on the palm of the hand, and found 3,528 in a square inch. Now, each of these pores being the aperture of a little tube of about a quarter of an inch long, it follows that in a square inch of skin on the palm of the hand, there exists a length of tube equal to 882 inches, or 73£ feet.
Page 9 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour : and this was a testimony in Israel.
Page 45 - The ladies' shoes were of many fashions. " They have corked shoes, puisnets, pantoffles, and slippers," says Stubbs; "some of black velvet, some of white, some of green, and some of yellow, some of Spanish leather, and some of English, stitched with silk and embroidered with gold and silver all over the foot, with other gewgaws innumerable.
Page 124 - ... and here ! and here ! Just where those daisies, pinks, and violets grow . The world may find the spring by following her, For other print her airy steps ne'er left. Her treading would not bend a blade of grass, Or shake the downy blow-ball from his stalk ! But like the soft west wind she shot along, And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sowed them with her odorous foot.
Page 9 - And I have led you forty years in the wilderness : your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
Page 76 - A singular custom is observed at conferring the freedom of the burgh. Four or five bristles, such as are used by shoemakers, are attached to the seal of the burgess ticket. These the new-made burgess must dip in his wine, and pass through his mouth, in token of respect for the souters of Selkirk.
Page 68 - There are many of these chapineys of a great height, even half a yard high...