Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 230
ill withstand. Way back inthe days of the mighty Roman Empire, whenItaly ruled the world, the Pina furnished itsglossy silk to the noblest of the land, for thenthere was a rule that emperors and kings alonein all the realm might wear robes wrought fromthe sea silk. In the far south of sunny Italy,… … PINA NOBILIS THAT PRODUCES SEA SILK. old town of Taranto, where, mixed with a verylittle true silk to give extra strength, they arewoven into curious caps and socks and gloves,beautiful, bright and soft as one could wish tosee. But unfortunately the silk of the Pina isvery expensive indeed, and it…
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