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it on' in spite of repeated and severe thrashings. He 

 never succeeded again. 



Unlike those of deer, which are so useful in thousands 

 of ways, the skins of antelope are thin, porous, and weak. 

 They are of little value, and are rarely preserved, except 

 by the poorest of the pot-hunters, who, after taking the 

 hair off, sometimes attempt to sell them as buckskins. 

 The Indians make use of them for fringes and ornamental 

 work. 



