Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-27

In the manufacture OF muslin. the
Hindoos surpass all other people, as
they do in the manufacture Of the
cashmere shawl. There is class Of
muslin termed woven air. the lab
ric Of which 50 marycllously fine that
the Hindoos themselves are fond OF
relating all kinds Of strange theories
respecting it.
Mr.. Bolt, in his consideration of
the Affairs Of India" speaking Of the
Dacea-nuslin. says that, according to
report, the Emperor Aurrrnezebee
once "was angry With his daughter
for showing her skin' through her
cloths, whereupon the Young PIN
ces- demonstrated in her justification.
that she had sevcu jablith<. or suits,
on;" another tale was 10 the effect
that, sin the Nabob Aiaverdv
khwans time, weaver was chas
tised and turned ont of the city of
Laces for his neglect in not prevent
lng his Cow from eating up piece OF
'Abrorar' which he RAD spriad and
left upon the grass,r the muslin, Of
course. being SO fine That the animal
could not see il upon the heritage.
So delicate is the mauuiacture Of
the short staple Of the Dacca cotton.
that it can only be woven into yarn
at certain times OF the day. The
morning is gcgeraly so employed be-
fore the dew has let- the grass; if
spinning is carried on after that time.
the spinner, who is always d woman
under thirty years OF age, spins the
yarn over par Of water, the cvap-
oration of which aft rds sufficient
moisture to prevent the fbres from
becoming to brittle to handle Deli
cate as the muslin is, it viii wash,
which European will not The du-
rabiiitv of the Dacca muslin, notwith-
standing its surprising fn-ness-a
piece OF ''evening dew one yard
wide ard four yards long, only weig h.
ing $50 grains-is said to be owing
to the greater number of twists given
10 the Dacca yarn, as compared with
the finest muslin yarnof England or
France. The time taken 10 spin and
weave the threads in piece OF .'wo-
ven AIR is Very great; the reader will
not, therefore be surprised to hear
that it sells at the rate ofa guinea a
yard.
The .Abrovan,' or Stunning Wa
ter.a is considered the second class of
muslin; ',.Sabaum. or ..Evening
Dew" is the third quality. At is so
called because it IS so fine that i, can
scarcely lie distinguished from dew
upon the grass. There are several
ether very fine Dacca muslins that
are known by distinct names; bat the
three So pae.ically designated are the
most famous The Daghdhbecs. who
remove ii-on-mould from This precious
material. use the juice of the amroold
plant for that purpose anil to remove
other spots or stains a composition Of
ghel, Fine ard mineral aIkali. There
are Mahomcdans who ais, repair this
"wover air" with skill equal To that
Of the Hindoossan who weaves it.
For instance, it is said that an expert
Raiuger, or darner. s'can extract a
thread twenty yaros long from piece
Of the finest ninslin Of the same d.
mension, and replace it With one Of
the finest qualitv.n 1t is said that
they execute their finest work under
the influence of opium.
A still more exquisite snd expen-
sive work Of the Indian loom is the
figured muslin. a piece of this fab
ric, measuring twenty yards, made in
l776, cost as much as f56. The
splendid vet srbdued effect Of wearing
gold and silver threads into the differ
ent fabrics made in India has never
even been approached by Europeans.
Some of their silks have . sheen up
OF them like the breast of 4 pigeon,
or indeed of the Impcyan pheasant.
In nature We never find that even the
NEST splendid effects offend the eve
By appreac sing harsh. The Indian
artists scens TO have caught the very
art there is i'll nature, and he uses his
geld and silver with caution, a prod
igalitt,'aid an economy fitted Tor the
occasion. The native never throws
away gold where it will net be seen.
Thuslon the turban cloth only the end
that hangs down by the neck is thus
ornamented j; in the wais,scloth, the
fringed end, Ee. The gold thread is
SO very pure that it never furnishes,
and it washes just as well as the 9TH
er threads ofthe garment. The thread
of the precious metals is called kullo-
buttoon. and is manufactured wholly
by hand.
The embroidery in the woven EAR.
ments in which this absolutely pure
gold is employed psver ta.nishcs-a
perfection to which European tahriea.
tors have not yet attained Chicago
JosraN Of Consnserce.
CorNs.--The safest, the most ac-
ccSSlh.a AMI thu ,ppSs ..f3s.iao,,t 80.