Chap. IV Manufactures
Silk not produced in Ceylon 450
Coir and cordage 450
Dress; unshaped robes 450
Manual and Mechanical Arts—Weaving 451
Priest’s robes spun, woven, and dyed in a day 452
Peculiar mode of cutting out a priest’s robe 452
Bleaching and dyeing 452
Earliest artisans, immigrants 452
Handicrafts looked down on 453
Pottery 453
Glass 454
Glass mirrors 454
Leather 454
Wood carving 454
Chemical Arts—Sugar 455
Mineral paints 455