40 OAK BARK^ OR TAN. 



the bark is done with by the tanners^ it is 

 formed into small cakes^ called turfs^ for fuel ; 

 or is used by gardeners for hot-beds^ for the 

 growth of pine-apples and other tropical plants. 

 The leaves and saw-dust of this tree are used 

 much in dyeing ; and extracts from them be- 

 come valuable medicines. 



We may as well mention here^ perhaps, 

 that the best charcoal is made from the 

 hranckes of the oak, although most other 

 woods will make it. — Now can any one tell 

 me how this article is made ; or inform me 

 of its principal properties, or uses ?" 



Frederick observed, that it was nothing but 

 hurnt wood ; and that its chief use, as he sup- 

 posed, was to enable the old women to roast 

 chestnuts and apples, for boys to eat in frosty 

 weather. 



I admitted that charcoal was wood burned 



