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beautiful patterns landscapes, &c., can be produced, as can be 

 desired ; and, at the same time, as durable as the fabric itself. 



SPONGE CARPET. 



This carpeting is made of the same materials, and is printed 

 in the same styles as the two kinds before described. The 

 peculiarity of this article, which forms its chief recommenda- 

 tion, is, that the back of the carpeting is formed of gum-elastic 

 sponge, which renders it soft and elastic, even more so than the 

 softest and most expensive kinds of woolen carpeting. 



CRUMB CLOTHS. 



These are but a lighter kind of carpet made of the plated or 

 fibrous fabrics, which are made up at the factories into crumb 

 cloths, from eight to twelve feet square, intended for the protec- 

 tion of other carpeting, and commonly, under the table. This 

 article, which has already been introduced to considerable ex- 

 tent, has given entire satisfaction. 



TENT CARPETS. 



These are made of the same material as the carpeting before 

 described, except that they are of a lighter sort, and so con- 

 structed with eyelet holes, that they may be used upon occasion 

 as tents or awnings. When attached to the tent with snaps, as 

 represented in plate , fig. , they render it warm and com- 

 fortable, and prevent the rain and snow from driving underneath 

 the tent. It may be considered superfluous to remark upon the 

 adaptation of these fabrics to this use, or to say that whenever 



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