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86How Leather Is Made
The raw material of leather is the skin, or hide, of an animal such as the cow or horse. First, it is scraped clean of all the bits of fat and flesh on the inside, and then the hair is taken off from the outside. What is left is a clean skin, but one which would soon rot if left untreated. The treatment it gets is called 'tanning'. The two most common forms of tanning are vegetable, or bark, tanning and chrome tanning.
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81The History of Fishing Tackle
The first evidence of Fishing Tackle is first found in the mesolithic settlements as far back as 8000 B.C. in northern Europe. Then, as in the earlier palaeolithic period, man relied entirely upon food...
81The History of the Pottery Wheel
The Potter's Wheel, which seems to us so elementary, is one of the earliest applications of a mechanical principle to an industrial process, making for greater speed and efficiency. In human history it...
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77The History of the Refrigerator
The refrigerator for preserving food in the home began with devices for the manufacture of ice - for producing, so to say, a mechanical winter in the warmth of summer. It was the old practice to collect ice...
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76When Was the Washing Machine Invented?
Before any kind of mechanical washers were invented, home washing was done in a wooden or galvanized tub. The clothes were rubbed on a corrugated washboard to force the water through and the dirt out. Then...
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76The History of Kite Flying
Kites originated in China in the remote past, probably before 1000 B.C., and they are widely flown in the East and the Pacific. In Europe, though the Greeks and Romans had something of the kind, and though...
76The History of Bathing
The bath in the bathroom has had perhaps a more peculiar development than any other article of everyday use. We think of it as a receptacle for water used in a private house by one person at a time. Until...
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75Recipe for Sweet Potato and Spinach Lasagne
Every now and again I feel like this mouth watering lasagne, with it's sweet potato and spinach layers. It's just as nice as the beef and red wine lasagne that I cook, yet not as heavy or decadent. Also,...
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75What Do Horses Eat?
The typical horse will not be very happy with the monotony of eating dry stuff - hay, chaff and oats - every day during the winter. However, avoid an abrupt and radical change of diet.In addition, since the...
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75The History of the Violin
The Violin family is the backbone of the orchestra, and in its various members some of the greatest musicians of all time - Spohr, Paganini, Sarasate, Joachim, Ysaye, Kreisler, and Casals, to name a very few...
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