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496. MiscELLANKous Hahd Tissues oi: Animal and Vkgktable Origin— Cont'd. 



Vegetable ivory, aiid its applications. 



Nnts and nut shells used in arts. 



Berries used in arts. Doom palm nuts, coqiiilla nuts, nieker nuts, sea 



beans, etc. 

 Gourds, calabashes, cocoauut shells, for dippers. Dutch rushes, aloe H)>er, 



etc. 

 Teasels. 

 Fancy woods, used as material in small work, and illustrations of their use. 



497. Brushes and Brush-Making. (See also under 37.) 



Brushes of hair and bristles, feathers, baleen, broom and other vegetable 



fiber. 

 Materials and methods of manufacture. 



498. Waddings and Stuffings. 



Hair, bristles, feathers and other substances used. 



Hair and wool of mammals. 



Feathers and down of geese, ducks and swans. 



Eider down. 



Sponges, byssus, etc., used for stuffing. 



Leaves and other vegetable products. '' Fine tags.'' 



Shavings (excelsior), chips and sawdust, used as stuffing. 



Asbestus, hay, wool, etc. 



Cushions and mattresses, not elsewhere shown. 



499. Fancy and Decorative Manufactured Articles, not elsewhere classed. 



Feathers, plumes, etc., of feathers or mammals' tails. 



Birds stuffed for decoration, or wings used. Fans and screens of feathers. 



Decorative taxidermy. 

 Feather garments and robes. Feathers used as fur. 

 Hair embroidery. Chains, guards, jewelry. 

 Artificial flowers, not shown as articles of costume. 

 Embalmed flowers. 

 Ladies' ornamental and artificial work in wax, feathers, paper, wool, leather, 



or other material. 

 Decorative devices in shells, mosses, dried ferns, sea weeds, animals, birds, 



insects, or any natural production. 

 Articles of stone, metal, and w ood, not elsewhere classed. 

 Other similar objects, not mentioned in detail. 



DEPARTMENT 5.— FOOD AND ITS ACCESSORIES.* 



50. Science of Food and Nutrition. 



Note. — For the arrangement of this division I am indebted to Prof. W. 0. At- 

 water, Director of the Office of Experiment Stations of the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. 



500. The History of Foods. Literature. Folk-lore. 

 Geographical distril>ution of s])ecial foods. 



Food constitutes the largest of our agricultural productions, of the living expenses 

 of the people, and of our export to Europe. 



The agricultural i)roduction of the United States is one-sided. Our food supply 

 for man and beast contains an excess of the materials Avhich make fat and serve the 

 body for fuel, and is relatively deficient in the nitrogenous compounds which make 



*Nos. 51 to 56 may include adulterations and methods of adulterating. With the 

 prepared products, the machinery and methods used in preparation may be shown. 



