. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. from the sac-charine of tlie sugar-cane, reduced to a concretestate. Sec- Sicah. Cane-Top Cutter, a machine for cutting theupper jiart or sprouting shoots of the sugar-canefor cattle. Cane-Trash, the dead or withered leavesstrii)ped from the stalk to cnuble the sugar-caneto ripen ; also, the stalk after the juice has beenexpressed, used for fuel and manure, sometimescalled tiir(jass. Cangan, or Kangav, a piece of coarse, Chinesecloth, thinly woven, 19 inches broad, and 6 yardslong, which has a fixed currency va
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. from the sac-charine of tlie sugar-cane, reduced to a concretestate. Sec- Sicah. Cane-Top Cutter, a machine for cutting theupper jiart or sprouting shoots of the sugar-canefor cattle. Cane-Trash, the dead or withered leavesstrii)ped from the stalk to cnuble the sugar-caneto ripen ; also, the stalk after the juice has beenexpressed, used for fuel and manure, sometimescalled tiir(jass. Cangan, or Kangav, a piece of coarse, Chinesecloth, thinly woven, 19 inches broad, and 6 yardslong, which has a fixed currency value. Cango, a common kind of litter or palanquin,used in Japan, something like a basket with around bottom and flat roof, which is carried bythree men. Can-Hooks, two pair of flat hooks connectedby ropes for hoisting barrels or light casks. Canister, a small box or case, usually of metal,for holding groceries, etc. Canister-Povirder, fine rifle or sporting pow-der, sold in tin canisters. CcUina, the wild plantain, a genus of plants be-longing to the arrowroot family. One or more. Fig. D8. — Tme Wild Plantain.{Cantm Indica.) species growing in the West Indies yield the mois, a very pure an<l useful starch. The seedsof C. Indica (iig. 58), found in the East and WestIndies, and in South America, are commonly calledIndian shot, on account of their black color andpeculiar hardness. Its leaves are used as enve-lopes for many articles of commerce. Cannabine, a narcotic gum-resin obtained fromthe East Indian plant Cannabis satica. CANNATA 112 CAP Caniiata, or Cannate, a liquid measure ofllrccii- —:. SL pints. Canned Goods, a general term for vegetables,fruit, or lisli put up ami preserved in airtight tincans. Cannela-Wood, a beautiful cabinet-wood ofSanta Clilliarina, Hrazil. Cannel-Coal, a dense and compaet variety ofliiluniinons eoal, wbieli breaks with an uneven orlargely conehoidal fraeture, and does not soil thefingers. The name is a eorruplion of the wordcandle,
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