78 ANIMAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



10. HORN— Continued. 



b. Antlers: 



Antlers of deer, elk, moose, and nearly all species of rumi- 

 nants, employed for ornamental purposes. 



c. 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. Hoofs : 



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-handles, stool-feet, &c. 



b. Claws: 



Claws of bear, puma, wolf, &c, used by Indians in orna- 

 mentation, 

 (('laws of lion and tiger, used by jewelers for trinkets.) 

 Human nails, used by Indians for ornamental trimmings. 



c. Chemical applications of hoofs and claws : 



Use in manufacture of prussiale of potash, (see under 30.) 

 Use in manufacture of glue, (see under 21.) 



12. BALEEX. (Embracing the commercial baleen in its various 



grades, Greenland, Nortlncest Coast, South Sea, fin- 

 back, and hump-back, with the split, twisted, and 

 dyed boue.) - 

 a. Whalebone, as used by manufacturers of ribbons, hats, urn- 

 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, (wallosiu,) 

 made from rattan. 



13. TORTOISE-SHELL. (Embracing the carapace entire, and the com- 



mercial shell, blades, feet, noses, aud head.) 



