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BUFFALO HIDES MAKE POOR LEATFIER 



Buffalo hides are thick and of a course tihre. They 

 make an inferior leatlier, hiit in times ot great scarcity, 

 notably during the war, the best grades ot buffalo hides 

 were brought into this country tor tanninir. The hide 

 of these animals is so lieayy that it produces a leather too 

 thick for ordinary use, biit to oyercome this the Chinese, 

 after soaking the hide, hang it o\ er a beam and with a 

 short handled tool similar to an axe, split the hide while 

 in a wet state as uniformly and as well as it done with 

 a modern splitting machine. Hides split in this manner 

 are tanned hv the natiyes and produce leather ot the de- 

 sired thickness. 



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The result of good grazing is shown in the appearance of this buttalo 

 whose hide will be of good quality 



