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Preparation of, or flocking for wall-paper, from 



refuse quills* 



Preparation of fibers for manufacture of plush car- 

 pets. 



9. PREPARATION OF SILK OF INSECTS. 

 Preparation of silk of silk-worms. 



Boiling the cocoons. 



Keeling. 



Spinning. 



Dyeing. 



Weaving. 



10. PREPARATION OF SOFT PARTS OF OTHER INVERTEBRATES. 



Preparation of silk from byssus of Pinna. 

 Preparation of sponge 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. 



" Pommels."* 



u Stretching-irons." 



" Round-knives." 



" Cleaners." 



" Maces." 



"Horses" or trestles. 



" Dressers." 



" Treading-hurdles." 



Eskimo and Indian currying methods and imple 



ments. 

 .Hethods of dressing gut and sinew. 



