196 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



PB*eo><'iriMl from hair oT iiiaiiiiiials. 



Uair of horses used in wesn in.u I'liniiture-covers, ciiiKtliiic-skirrSy 



and baj»s for pressing; oil. 

 Hair of biilfalo used in jdaitini;" ioim-s. l;uiiits, «S:c. 

 Fur of mole used in felting. 



Beaver (castor) fur Avith specimens of the felt clotlis, hats, ^c. 

 (Neutria-fur used in fcltinji' and in the manufacture of liats.) 

 Musquash iiir used in icltinu. 



Possum hair with fabrics of Indian and otlicr maniUaclurc 

 Fur of rabbit and hare used in felting, with specimens of hats and 



clotlis. 

 AVlialcboiic liltoi" used in wcaN ing cloth covcis lor telescopes, «S:c. 



Prepared iroiii teatheriii of birdw. 



Cloths woven from feather (China). 



Prepared Iroiii sllU. of insects, (This collection should in- 

 clude specimens of the cocoons, the raw silk, the spun silk, and of the 

 various fabrics, plain and figured silks, satins and satinettes, shawls, 

 damasks, brocades, crapes, and ribbons.) 

 Silk of connnon silk-worm {Bomlnjx mori). 

 Silk of Samiacccrojyia, Sam ia polyphcmtis, and other nuiivv American 



moths. 

 (Silk of exotic moths other than Bomhyx mori, such as the tussah 

 {Bomhyx pernyi and Bombyx mylitta), the moonga {Saturnia o.s.s<i- 

 mcnsis), the joree {Bombyx religiosa), the ena or arindy {Bomhyx 

 cyutJiia).) 

 Fabrics woven by the insects themselves, as Tinea pMl ilia. 

 Silk of spiders. 



Prepared I'roiii I>y»!!iii8 of iiiollii§k«. 



(Fabrics woven from byssus of the wing-shell {Pinna nobilis) and 

 other mollusks.) 



