... and of carbonate of soda. The "Natron" is collected once a year, and is used both in Egypt and Syria, as also in Europe, for manufacturing glass and soap, and for bleaching linen." ... limbs of animals, we still hold our own, and are as far advanced in taxidermy as any other nation. CHAPTER II. DECOYING AND TRAPPING ANIMALS. THE decoying and trapping of birds, etc , is a somewhat ... there was found on the bandages of the head and face a thong composed of three straps of leather, and many of the Egyptian divinities are represented with a lion or leopard skin as a covering for...