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By using- warm water and by keepino- the vessel containing' the 

 mixture in a heated room it should ho possible to make use of this 

 method in the high veld in winter. 



(2) Re moving the Hair from the Hides. 



After the hair has been loosened sufficiently by one of the 

 processes just described it must be removed by mechanical means. 

 From this point onward the work should be done in the shade. The 

 uncured skin must not be left exposed to tho hot sun for any length 

 of time. 



Plate I. 



Small Skins. — The skin is laid on a bag and one end fastened to 

 the floor, or is held by some one. The flesh side is scraped with a 

 blunt spade or with a plank until it is very clean and smooth. The 

 skin is then turned over and the other side is scraped in a similar 

 manner until the hair is all removed. 



Large Hides. — Four posts are set in the ground and a frame 

 erected— three or four feet hig-h and larg-e enough to hold the skin, as 

 shown in the illustration. Holes are cut in the hide about two inches 

 from the edg-e, after which the skin is stretched very tightly, flesh side 

 up, and laced in the frame with riera or rope A native stands in 



