They have only to send the animal into the machine, and, indeed, each goes in of his own accord as he sees his fellow come out." "And have you no vegetable fibres," I said, "that are used for weaving ?" "Oh yes," she answered, "several.

The outer dress I wear indoors is made of a fibre found inside the rind of the fruit of the algyro tree, and the stalks of three or four different kinds of plants afford materials almost equally soft and fine." "And your cloak," I asked, "is not that made of the skin of some animal ?" "Yes," she replied, "and the most curious creature I have heard of.

It is found only in the northern and southern Arctic land-belts, to which indeed nearly all wild animals, except the few small ones that are encouraged because they prey upon large and noxious insects, are now confined.

It is about as large as the Unicorns, and has, like them, four limbs; but otherwise it more resembles a bird.

It has a bird's long slight neck, but a very small and not very bird-like head, with a long horny snout, furnished with teeth, something between a beak and a mouth.