TABLE OF CONTENTS. XI 



Page. 



IX. Preservation of the animal for scientific uses 176 



47. Preservation of wet prejjarations „ 176 



48. Skoletou-makiag 177 



49. Modeling 177 



50. Taxidermy 178 



51. (Accessory.) Pliotograpliic and otlier delineating apparatus 178 



Section D.— ANBIAL PRODUCTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS. 



I. Foods 179 



1. Foods in a fresli condition 179 



2. Foods dried and smoked 182 



3. Foods salted, canned, and pickled .- 184 



4. Gelatines (see 24) 187 



5. Baits and foods for animals 187 



II. Clothing „ 188 



6. Furs 188 



7. Leathers (see 20) 195 



8. Textile fabrics .., 195 



III. Materials employed in the arts and manufactures 197 



* Hard materials. 



9. Ivory and bone 197 



10. Horn 201 



11. Hoofs and claws 202 



12. Baleen 203 



13. Tortoise-sbell 205 



14. Scales 205 



15. Pearl '. 206 



16. Shells : 206 



17. Coral 207 



18. Infusorial earth , 207 



19. Other materials derived from invertebrates 208 



**FIexihle materials. 



20. Leather 208 



21. Hair and wool (see also 8). 217 



22. Quills 219 



23. Feathers ." 219 



24. Gelatine and isinglass 220 



25. Flexible materials from insects and mollusks 222 



26. Sponges _ 223 



***FhikJs\ind soft materials. 



27. Oils and fats 223 



28. Perfumes : 227 



29. Coloring materials 228 



30. Chemical products and agents employed in the arts and medicine 229 



31. Fertilizers 231 



32. Limes (see imdcr 30) 232 



33. Other materials 232 



Section E.~PE0TECTI0N AND CULTURE OF USEFUL ANIMALS. 



I. Investigation 233 



1. The methods of the United States Fish Commission. . 233 



