- The hair from the tails of mares, being commonly 

 welted by their urine, is in a measure rotten j neither do I 

 consider it to be, naturally, and abstracted from that im- 

 perfection, so, firm and so durable as ko?*ses' hair. 



The manner of making lines of horses' hair, will be duly 

 and amply described. They may be stained in any of the 

 modes already pointed out; but, to free them from grease 

 and other impurities, should be previously washed in a 

 very weak solution of lime in water, or a strong one 'of 

 xvhiting in stale beer. 



To make a Line of Horses' Hair. 



Take three or four hairs of nearly equal length and sub- 

 stance (for there is great choice hi that respect), and tie 

 them in a common knot, observing that half the butts and 

 half the points be respectively together j the butts being 

 the part where they are pulled or cut from the animal, are 

 the thickest j the hairs taper from them to their points. 



The due inversion of one-half the number of hairs, or 

 as nearly so as odd numbers may admit, will cause the 

 length of a link thus made, to be equally thick in every 

 part} which would not be the case, were all the butts 

 and all the points together; whence the line would be- 

 weaker at the joints than elsewhere. 



Jf, indeed, an additional hair is progressively given to 

 every link, then all the points should be together, and 

 should join to the next lower or thinner link 3 but such a 

 line would soon acquire too much thickness. 



Having knotted the hairs together, take a quill, and after 



, cutting away both the feather end, and the soft part which 



was in the skin of the goose, plug up one end with a piece 



f cork, haying in its sides three or four, very small nicks, 



