BEADS

are small balls of gla , wood, | ma metal, etc., pierced for stringing, and used | wa: a3 articles of adornment, or, in the form | her of @ rosary, for counting the number of | Wi; Seok Their ase as an ornament | ma of very ancient date. Specimens have | 190 been found in the ruins of A yrian temples,| on Egyptian mummies, and in the graves of | wa: ancient Greeks, Romans, and Britons. | hall The manufacture of gla beads is an | bis i important industry in Venice, where more | Wii than 6,000 persons are employed in the | che ele are also pro- | hat duced in am. En: BEAGLE, 8 small species of hound, | fille stoutly and ean with drooping | pla ears and a@ very keen scent, | mo formerly used for hunting hares. | oo smaliec breeds i: pd valued, and at | ace one time a whole could be covered by with a sheet. Their place has now been | cha taken by harriers. hos [s. 66]