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with long poles and pincers, and placed in other pits 

 successively. When the hair is sufficiently loosened, 

 the skins are taken out and unhaired, dyed various 

 colours with sumach, and then finished. 



Goat leather is used for a great variety of purposes, 

 such as coach-linings, chair-covers, book-covers, etc. 

 Morocco leather is so called, as the skins were originally 

 imported from that country. 



The skins of kids are dressed with eggs and plaister 

 of Paris, and made into gloves, boots, etc.. 



The skins of the common Goat are rarely used for rugs. 



The curtains of the Israelitish tabernacle were made 

 of Goats' hair. Babies' hair-brushes are made of white 

 Goats' hair. Goats' wool is used for shawls, etc. 



Several million pounds of Goats' hair or wool are 

 imported annually into this country. 



Other Goats used for leather are the Madagascar, 

 Arabian, Javan, and East India. Of the latter as many 

 as 7,259,212 were imported tanned in 1891. 



RUSSIAN GOAT. 



Capra hircus. 



French : Chevre de Eussie. German : Russischer 

 Ziege. 



The Russian Goat, called also the Bear Goat by the 

 French {Chevre ours), differs from the foregoing in the 

 greater abundance of hair, and the thickness of the 

 under- wool. Many are long-haired, and the predominant 

 colours appear to be dark brown, black, and mottled. 

 The majority of skins imported for fur purposes are 

 dyed, and used for mats, rugs, etc. Many are also 

 used for leather, about 20,000 being imported annually. 



