340 



NATURE S TEACHINGS. 



imported from abroad. Instead of being used by band, tbey 

 were tben fastened to tbe circumference of wooden wbeels as 

 broad as tbe widtb of tbe cloth, and made to revolve rapidly, 

 wbile tbe clotb was pressed against tbem. 



For many years attempts bad been made to construct artificial 

 Teazles wbicb would not wear out so rapidly as did tbe dry seed- 

 vessels, but notbing could be constructed tbat was not too stiff: 

 or too strong, and wbicb did not injure tbe tbreads wbile pro- 

 ducing tbe nap. At last, bowever, tbis difficult problem bas 

 been solved, and tbe Teazle is no longer an important article of 



CLOTH-DRESSING. 



commerce, its place being supplied by delicately made cards of 

 tbe finest and most elastic wire. 



In tbe illustration a bead of Teazle is given on tbe left band, 

 and on tbe rigbt is seen tbe mode in wbicb tbe wire cards are 

 placed in tbe machine, and tbe clotb drawn over tbem so as to 

 produce tbe required nap. 



Brushes. 



It is worthy of notice that there are many articles of com- 

 parative luxury wbicb could not be used until man bad 

 attained some degree of civilisation. Among these we may 

 class the Brusb and the Comb, no true savage ever troubling 

 bimself about either article. The Brush, indeed, belongs to a 

 mucb more advanced stage of civilisation than tbe Comb, for 

 wbereas we find combs, bowever rude they may be, used in 

 semi-savage, or ratber, barbarian countries, tbe Brusb is, as far 

 as I know, an adjunct of a high state of civilisation. 



