. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... wever,to suppose that all these shawls are manufac-tured in India in the shape in which they aresold here. Generally, indeed, the centres andborders are brought over separately, and areput together afterwards in sizes and patternsto suit customers. Moreover a large portionof the shawls sold as real India ones are actu-ally made in France ; for the Thibet goat wasintroduced into that country more than thirtyyears ago, and the Cashmere shawls are imita-ted with considerable skill. Judges of the ar-ticle say, however, that the real India shawlc
. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... wever,to suppose that all these shawls are manufac-tured in India in the shape in which they aresold here. Generally, indeed, the centres andborders are brought over separately, and areput together afterwards in sizes and patternsto suit customers. Moreover a large portionof the shawls sold as real India ones are actu-ally made in France ; for the Thibet goat wasintroduced into that country more than thirtyyears ago, and the Cashmere shawls are imita-ted with considerable skill. Judges of the ar-ticle say, however, that the real India shawlcan be detected by its having a less evenlywoven web, as also fromits brighter colors. It islikewise said that the border of the genuineIndia shawl is invariably woven in small pieces,which are afterwards sewn together, as thewhole border is subsequently sewn on thecentre. The French Broche shawls and the EnglishPaisleys are imitations of the India shawls,but woven in one piece ; they are rich and ele-gant, and less expensive than the SHCEF. {See Kidneys, Lamb, Mutton, | _ SHELL FISH.—This is one of the most Suet, and Tongues.) highly appreciated divisions of the fish tribe. SHEET. {See BEDS and Bedding.) I It comprises a vast number of species, in its SHERBET SHIRTS 481 two classes of crustaceans and molluscs, whichare not used as food; those used as food arecrabs, crayfish, clams, cockles, lobsters, mus-cles, oysters, periwinkles, prawns, andshrimps, all of which are treated of, fully, undertheir respective names. All shell-fish are veryliable to decomposition, and when this takesplace they are extremely injurious to health,frequently producing severe bilious derange-ment, and in some cases a most troublesomeeruption, similar to nettlerash. When quitefresh, however, they are wholesome, and easilydigested by sound stomachs; but they arenever suited to invalids, with the exception ofthe oyster, which is light and yet nourishing,and can often be taken by them w
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