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mains untouched. The object of the tinting appears to be, to make 

 all parts of. the fur on a skin of the same color ; to make an inferior 

 fur appear like a superior one of the same kind ; or to make the fur of 

 one animal pass lor that of another ; as, for instance, the marten for 

 the sable. Dyed furs are generally not durable — soon fade, and ap- 



Fig. 2. 



Sable. 



pear as if old and worn. Hair and fur frequently grow together on 

 fur-bearing animals ; and. if the fur alone be wanted, the hair, which is 

 usually longer than the fur, must be plucked or otherwise removed. 

 During the spring and summer the fur of many land animals fades, and 

 is shed for the season ; leaving nothing but hair remaining, or perhaps 



Pine Marten. 



fur inferior in color and fineness. In the autumn, a new coat of the 

 animal's finest fur is grown, which has comparative freshness and brill- 

 iancy of color. Furs, taken in the best season in the higher latitudes, 





