. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry, and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. 290 The Commercial Proditcts of the Sea. revenue to the island government of £4000 per annum for licenses. The fishery is now free. These shells are often used as oil vessels or lamps in Indian temples, for which purpose they are carved and sculptured or otherwise ornamented. When the volute turns to the right, the shell is held in peculiar estimation -a right-handed chank being so highly prized for its rarity as sometimes to sell in Calcutta for its weight in gol
. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry, and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. 290 The Commercial Proditcts of the Sea. revenue to the island government of £4000 per annum for licenses. The fishery is now free. These shells are often used as oil vessels or lamps in Indian temples, for which purpose they are carved and sculptured or otherwise ornamented. When the volute turns to the right, the shell is held in peculiar estimation -a right-handed chank being so highly prized for its rarity as sometimes to sell in Calcutta for its weight in gold, or at from £40 to £$o. In Ceylon also, the reversed FIG. Saw used by natives for cutting segments of the shell. variety is held sacred by the priests, who administer medi- cine by it. This shell, from its weight and smoothness, is used in Dacca for calendering or glazing cotton, and in Nepal for giving a polished surface to paper. The principal demand for these shells is for making bangles or armlets and anklets, and the manufacture is still almost confined to Dacca. The shell is cut or sliced into segments of circles, or narrow rings of various sizes, by a rude semicircular saw, the hands and toes being both actively employed in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897. London, Griffith and Farran
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