SI 8 l)rs Hoppe and Hornschuch's Tour to the Coast of the 
“ At the manufactory in Venice, a person selects from the 
chests, rods of the same lengths ; which are cut into pieces of 
what size he pleases, in the following manner. The instrument 
employed consists of a wooden block, in which is fixed a sharp 
iron, shaped like a broad chisel; on this the workman lays the 
glass rods, and with a similar chisel-like tool in his hand, he 
cuts, or rather chops, them into the sizes that he wants for the 
beads. Hence they are taken, and put into a mixture of sand 
and ashes, and stirred till the hollows of the glasses are filled, 
which prevents them from running together in the fire. They 
are then placed in a vessel, with a long handle ; more sand and 
ashes are added, and the whole set over a coal fire ; stirred con- 
tinually with an instrument resembling a hatchet, with a round 
end, by which process they obtain their globular figure. The 
sand and ashes are removed by sifting, and the beads themselves, 
after being separated with sieves, according to their sizes, are 
strung upon threads, packed in bundles, and are ready for ex- 
portation. The quantity thus made is astonishing. Many hun- 
dred weight stand in casks, ready filled, to be sent to almost all 
parts of the world, but principally to Spain, and the coast of 
Africa. The Emperor, during his short stay in Venice, inspect- 
ed this manufactory, and gave the medal of civil merit to the 
proprietor, who has fixed it in his house, in remembrance of this 
imperial visit. Every thing was shewn us with the greatest ci- 
vility ; we were, besides, entertained with coffee, and presented 
with several patterns of glass-rods, and pattern cards, that con- 
tained not less than sixty different kinds of beads.” 
The famous Theriaca is still made, in large quantities, at Ve- 
nice. 
“ On our return, we saw, in the neighbourhood of the Ponte 
Rialto, a singular scene, which greatly attracted our notice : this 
was the preparation of Theriaca, or Venice treacle, in the public 
street. On each side of a very narrow street, were placed six- 
teen large mortars, each provided with a pestle, moved by per- 
sons who wore a gay uniform, not much unlike that of Harle- 
quin. The pounding was performed according to time, and ac- 
companied by a peculiar song. The sifting was also done in 
the street; in the same manner. The apothecaries are mostly 
