Everybody's Cyclopedia Volume 2; A Concise and Accurate Compilation of the World's Knowledge (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...for the fibers yielded by it, ot which linen is made. The use of this article is so ancient that no tradition Xlaman Flint remains of its introduction. The mummies of Egypt are always enveloped with it; and its use among the ancient Jews is familiar from the Bible. The use of linen passed from Egypt to Greece and Italy. Besides forming agreeable and beautiful apparel, the rags are made into paper. The seeds of the flax yield an oil well known in commerce under the name of linseed oil. The cakes of seed remaining after the oil is expressed are used for fattening cattle and sheep. In the three chief varieties of flux; the first produces a tall and slender stem, with very few flowers, ripens late, and affords the longest and finest libers; the second produces numerous flowers, and is the most proper for cultivation where the seed is the object, but its fibers are short and coarse; the third is the most common, and is intermediate between the other two. Flaxman, John, an English sculptor and draughtsman: born in York, England, July 0, 1755. His father was a figure-molder. The monuments to Nelson, Howe, and Reynolds in St. Paul's are by his hand. One of his latest and finest productions is the "Shield of Achilles." He died in London, Dec. 7, 1820. Flea. A wingless insect, probably related to flies; with saw-like, biting jaws (mandibles); with other mouthappendages (labial palps) adapted for sucking; with legless, biting, maggot larvae. It is remarkable for its agility, leaping a distance of 200 times its length, and its bite is very troublesome. Fleece, Order of tue Golden, a military order instituted,"y Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1429, on the occasion of his marriage with the Portuguese princess, Isabella. The order now belongs to bot...