Isinglass

IMG:p265_1.png:Chinese characters B yii chiao. No isingla proijer, manufactured from the dried air-bladders of fish, appears to be imported into China. The isingla or fish glue of the tariff is said (Williams, Commercial Guide, p. 95) to be made from the noses and sounds of a species of carp caught in the Ganges. This fish glue is prepared in thin, diaphanous sheets, which are used in water colours for porcelain painting, in giving a lustre and surface to silks, and in the manufacture of Indian ink; it has countle uses, but is not employed as an article of food. In addition to this import, a