100 TRICHOLOGIA MAMMALIUM ; 
hairs incline in the opposite direction. ‘Che hairs of the animal are, in color, dark brown, 
inclining to black ; light brown, incling to fawn; and hairs of both these colors were to 
be seen an the interior surface, but a large majority of them were blackish brown. 
From information received from dealers in furs, it would appear that these hairs are to 
be seen on the skins as soon as they are taken from the body of the animal, that they are 
confined to the skins of animals A7lled in the summer season, and that they are left upon 
the pelt from an opinion that to pull them out injures the aspect of the fur on the 
other side. ~ 
Explanation.—The projecting terminations of these hairs upon the reverse side of the 
skin, are the roots, the points of the filament remaining in the skin. 
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