Animal products; . e held its ground in France for a long time against clay andwooden- vessels, and even barrels; as late as the time ofPhilippe of Valois leathern bottles were seen on the kings reason of the difficulty of gauging their contents, however,they could never be used as measures ; but when a bottle of anyliquid was mentioned, the precaution was always taken to specifythe quantity it should contain. The Arabs, however, make thesebottles of a stated capacity, and they contain as near as possiblethe quantity of liquid which it is declared they can and ought tohold. They are o
Animal products; . e held its ground in France for a long time against clay andwooden- vessels, and even barrels; as late as the time ofPhilippe of Valois leathern bottles were seen on the kings reason of the difficulty of gauging their contents, however,they could never be used as measures ; but when a bottle of anyliquid was mentioned, the precaution was always taken to specifythe quantity it should contain. The Arabs, however, make thesebottles of a stated capacity, and they contain as near as possiblethe quantity of liquid which it is declared they can and ought tohold. They are often made double; this, however, does notprevent the scorching winds of the deserts from drying them upcompletely in a few hours. SPECIES OF THE LLAMA TRIBE. 65 THE LLAMA TRIBE. Of the animals of the Llama tribe of South America everypart is turned to use. Their wool is made into cords, fabrics,and sacks. Their skin is tanned, their bones are used tomake weavers utensils, &c, and their dung is employed There are four distinct species of this family common toSouth America, the Llama {Auchenia Lama), the Alpaca {AucheniaEaca), the Guanaco {Auchenia Guanaco), and the Vicugna {Au-chenia Vicugna). The llama is the largest and least valued of the domesticated 66 ALPACA WOOL. animals, and, like the camel, is used as a beast of burden in Peru,but it is more useful than the camel, inasmuch as its flesh servesmore generally for food, when young it is savoury and nutritious,and its wool for clothing and other useful purposes. The numberof these animals employed as beasts of burden, in conveyingproduce, &c, from the interior to the coast, and between townand town, the mines, &c, has been estimated at nearly 2,000, load is from 60 to 150 lbs., and they travel about nine orten miles a day; they are frequently thus driven in flocks offrom 500 to 1000. Very little llama wool is exported, thedemand being great for local consumption, the quantity usedup for sacking, cordage, c
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