- gin of sheep-breeding in Italy—Faunus the same with Pan—Ancient sculptures
exhibiting Faunus—Bales of wool and the shepherd's dress—Costume, appearance,
and manner of life of the ancient Italian shepherds 256
CHAPTER III.
SHEEP-BREEDING AND PASTORAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS—ILLUSTRATIONS
OF THE SCRIPTURES, ETC.
Sheep-breeding in Germany and Gaul—In Britain—Improved by the Belgians
and Saxons—Sheep-breeding in Spain—Natural dyes of Spanish wool—Golden
hue and other natural dyes of the wool of Bætica—Native colors of Bætic
wool—Saga and chequered plaids—Sheep always bred principally for the
weaver, not for the butcher—Sheep supplied milk for food, wool for clothing—The
moth 282
CHAPTER IV.
GOATS-HAIR.
ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE GOAT—ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES, ETC.
Sheep-breeding and goats in China—Probable origin of sheep and goats—Sheep
and goats coeval with man, and always propagated together—Habits of Grecian
goat-herds—He-goat employed to lead the flock—Cameo representing a
goat-herd—Goats chiefly valued for their milk—Use of goats'-hair for coarse
clothing—Shearing of goats in Phrygia, Cilicia, &c.—Vestes caprina, cloth of
goats'-hair—Use of goats'-hair for military and naval purposes—Curtains to
cover tents—Etymology of Sack and Shag—Symbolical uses of sack-cloth—The
Arabs weave goats'-hair—Modern uses of goats'-hair and goats'-wool—Introduction
of the Angora or Cashmere goat into France—Success of the
Project 293
CHAPTER V.
BEAVERS-WOOL.
Isidorus Hispalensis—Claudian—Beckmann—Beavers'-wool—Dispersion of Beavers
through Europe—Fossil bones of Beavers 309
CHAPTER VI.
CAMELS-WOOL AND CAMELS-HAIR.
Camels'-wool and Camels'-hair—Ctesia'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
