How hair felts, 14 hair grows, 12 to judge of the quality of wool, 23 Inferior articles employed with furs, 22 Introductory remarks, 9 Introduction of fine wool into the United States, 23 Invention of felting, 22 Inventor of felting, 27 Kettles, 46 Kinds of fur, 20 Manufacture of hats, 36 Materials, preparation of, 29 for hats, 20 Nap, flowing, 43 Napping, 45 Number of hairs, 17 Oil prevents fulling, 21 Patent, Queen Elizabeth's, 28 Peculiar properties of hair, 15 Pelts used for glue, &c., 31 Planking, 42 Pneumatic process, 58 Polishing, 56 Pouncing, 48 Preparation of materials, 29 Prices of furs in early times, 23 Printers' sheets, 61 Process of fulling, 25 Properties of broadcloth, 19 Pulling, 29 Pumicing, 48 Qualities of fur, 14 Quality of wool, how judged, 23 Quantity of stuff for a hat, 38 Queen Elizabeth's patent, 28 Receipts for stiffs, 34 Ruffing, 45 Scarlet hats, 26 Secretage, 29 Shaving, 44 Shellac-stiff, 33 Shoes of felt, 60 Shrinking of goods, 15 Silk hatting, 52 Sizing, 42 Soap aids fulling, 21 Spanish hats, 28 Stiffening, 31 process, 44 Stiffs, 31, 33, 34 Stockings, wool, 18 Stomach, hair balls in, 19 Stuff, quantity of for a hat, 38 Turcomans, felt made by, 21 United States, hatting in, 27 Uses of felt, 22 Water-proofing materials, 31 When felting was invented, 22 When fine wool was introduced into the United States, 23 Why cotton does not felt, 17 hair felts, 14 Wire hoop for brims, 51 Wool, fine, introduction into the United States, 23 Wool, how to judge of the quality, 23 Wools, description of, 11 Wool stockings, 18 * * * * * TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES. Seven occurrences of "etc." have been changed to "&c." on pages 29 (twice), 41, 56 (three times), and 68.