TABLE OF CONTEXTS. XI 



Pjige. 



IX. PnVSEUVATIOX OF THE ANIMAL FOR SCIENTIFIC USES.., 17G 



47. Preservation of wet j)reparations 17G 



48. Skeleton-nialciiig 177 



49. Modeling 177 



50. Taxidermy ^. 178 



51. (Accessory.) Photographic and other delineating apparatus 178 



Section D.— ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS. 



I. Foods 179 



1. Foods iu a fresh condition 179 



2. Foods dried and .smoked 182 



;i. Foods salted, canned, and pickled , 184 



4. GeLitines (&ee 24) 187 



5. Baits and foods for auimats 187 



II. Clothing u 188 



(). Furs - 188 



7. Leathers (see 20) 195 



8. Textile fabrics 195 



III. Materials employed in the arts and manufactures 197 



* Hard materials, 



9. Ivory and bone 197 



10. Horn 201 



11. Hoofs and claws 202 



12. Baleen 203 



13. Tortoise-shell 205 



14. Scales 205 



15. Pearl 206 



IG. Shells 20G 



17. Coral 207 



18. Infusorial earth 207 



19. Other materials derived from invertebrates 208 



**FIexible materials. 



20. Leather 208 



2X. Hair and wool (see also 8). 217 



22. Quills 219 



23. Feathers 219 



24. Gelatine and isinglass 220 



25. Flexi))le materials from insects and mollusks 222 



26. Sponges 223 



***Fluids and soft materials. 



27. Oils and fats 223 



28. Perfumes 227 



29. Coloring materials 228 



30. Chemical products and agents employed in the arts and medicine 229 



31. Fertilizers 231 



32. Limes (see under 30) 232 



33. Other materials 232 



Section E.— PROTECTION AND CULTURE OF USEFUL ANIMALS. 



I. Investigation 233 



1. The methods of the United States Fish Commission 233 



