CONTENTS 



PART I 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Is the World Facing a Permanent Shortage of Furs ? In- 

 crease in Values, Enormous Increases in Numbers of 

 Skins Sold and Transfer of Fur Centres from Europe 



to America i 



II. What Brought the Fur Markets of the World to America? 16 



III. Things Every Woman, Who Buys Furs, Should Know . . 25 



IV. False Furs and Fake Trade Names 42 



V. Fur Farming to Supply the World Demand for Furs — Silver 



Fox 50 



VI. Fur Farming for Broadtail, Persian Lamb, Astrachan and 



Krimmer 66 



VII. The Dyeing and the Dressing of the Furs .... 78 



VIII. Farming Muskrat for Fur 90 



IX. The Rare Furs of the Weasel Family 97 



X. Sea Otter and Land Otter 109 



XL Beaver and Nutria 118 



XII. Concerning Fur Seals 125 



XIII. The Other Great Staple Furs. Skunk, Raccoon, Badger, 

 Wolverine, Cat, Cougar, Lynx, Red and White Fox, Bear, 

 Wolf, Ermine, Chinchilla, Mole, Rabbit, Fitch, Opossum 134 



Appendix to Part I 15 1 



Laws of United States and Canadian Provinces Revised 

 to Date on Seasons for Different Furs. Laws to Pre- 

 serve Game — Fur Farms — Licenses and Royalties to 

 Game Wardens 



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