Preface 



An cxpcnou'c of /iiiiin' vfi/rs //t/s s/io-xoi i<s tluit />iit few 

 of f/iosc \i'ho use rciwlmic loom /vckcrs iirc fii//ii//iir \c/t/i 

 the nititcridl of ic/iic/i t/icv urc //iiiilc, icfuc/i Iciuls lis to lic- 

 licvc tlhit d ilcscripttoii of tlic hiiffii/o, its luiluts iiiul clnir- 

 (ictcnstifs, the nun'kctni^ of its liidcs iiiul tlicir prcf^iirdt.'oii 

 for loom flickers mdv provr iiitcn'st/iii^. 



T licrc is hut little piihlishctl dl'oiit the hitff'dlo, usidc from 

 d tcchiiicdl description of the duinnil iiiid its luihitdt, so tluit 

 it hds heeii iieeessdrv for us to go for iiiforiiuitiou to 

 those -who hiio-ic the hiiffdlo in its luitrve surroundings und 

 to those \cho luindle its hides. The suhiect nnitter of the 

 following fdges Ihis, therefore, Itirgely heen ohtnined from 

 life-long residents of the I\ir Enst iind huffnlo hide mer- 

 chiints in hoth the Orient nnd Engliind. The U. S. bom- 

 meree Reports hiive also furnished interesting information, 

 tind ii persoiiiil nrvestigiition hv the nuthor on the spot luis 

 brought out much tluit is interesting und is responsihle for 

 most of the pictures with which this hook is illiistriited. 

 T he infor/iiiition concerning the interhreciling of domestic 

 cuttle with the humped Lnduin Ciittle is given hv a refre- 

 sentiitrce of ^ImeriCiin puching interests in Texiis und 

 South .Imericii. 



It IS helieved tluit this little hook gives much informa- 

 tion not before genera ll\ known, and if it succeeds in prov- 

 ing of interest to those who use '''huff ah/' or rawhide loom 

 pickers, it will have accomplished its purpose. 



iiarland Miinitfacturing Co. 



S,iia, Me., January, 1'I22 



