78 ANIMAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
10. HORN—Continued. 
b. Autlers: 
Antlers of deer, elk, moose, and nearly all species of rumi- 
nants, employed for ornamental purposes. 
e. Chemical and other applications: 
Burnt horn, (cornu ustum,) used in dentifrices. 
Carbonate of ammonia, (hartshorn,) manufactured from deer. 
horns, (see under 30.) 
11. HOOFS AND CLAWS, &c. (Embracing the commercial hoof, and 
the various stages of manufacture 
represented by specimens.) 
a. Hoots: 
-Hoofs of ox and bison, used in making buttons, combs, and 
handles. 
Hoofs of horse, used like those of ox and bison. 
Hoofs of musk-ox, deer, and antelope, used by Indians in 
ornamentation. 
Feet of deer, used for knife-bandles, stool-feet, &c. 
b. Claws: 
Claws of bear, puma, wolf, &c., used by Indians in orna- 
mentation. 
(Claws of lion and tiger, used by jewelers for trinkets.) 
Human nails, used by Indians for ornamental trimmings. 
e. Chemical applications of hoofs and claws: 
Use in mauufacture of prussiate of potash, (see under 30.) 
Use in manufacture of glue, (see under 24.) 
12. BALEEN. (Embracing the commercial baleen in its various 
grades, Greenland, Northwest Coast, South Sea, fin- 
back, and hump-back, with the Split, twisted, and 
dyed bone.) 
a. Whalebone, as used by manufacturers of ribbons, hats, um- 
brellas, whips, canes, boots, fishing-rods, billiard-tables, but- 
tons, handles, brushes, surgical instruments, stays, corsets, 
crinolines, harness-rosettes, covers, Stuffings, light woven 
hats and bonnets, &c.; also, imitation whalebone, (wallosin,) 
made from rattan. 
13. TORTOISE-SHELI. (Embracing the carapace entire, and the com- 
mercial shell, blades, feet, noses, and head.) 
