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Preparation of, or flocking^ for ^t'all-paper, from 

 refuse quills. 



Preparation officers for manufacture of plush car- 

 pets. 



9. Preparation of silk of insects. 



Preparation of silk of silk-ii'orms. 



Boiling the cocoons. 



Eeeling. 



Sj)inning. 



Dyeing. 



Weaving. 



10. Preparation of soft parts of other invertebrates. 



Preparation of silk from byssus of Pinna. 

 Preparation of spong^e stuffing*. 



III. PREPARATION OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPEND- 

 AGES. 



11. Currying of leather. 

 Processes of currying:. 



Dipping. 

 Graining. 

 Scraping. 

 Dressing. 



Implements employed by curriers. 



" Head-knives." 



" Pommels." 



" Stretching-irons." , 



'^ Eound-knives." 



" Cleaners." 



"Maces." 



"Horses" or trestles. 



" Dressers." 



" Treading-hurdles." 



Eskimo and Indian currying: methods and imple- 

 ments. 



ITIethods of dressing: gut and sineir. 



