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where there is danger in skating, but is intended as a protection 

 from harm by falling. It is made open in order to make it cool, 

 being a sort of inflated net-work. With one of these jackets, 

 and a cap such as is described above, lads may be safely equipped 

 for skating. See plate xxiii., fig. 6. 



BACKGAMMON BOARDS. 



Gum-elastic vellum, printed or colored for the purpose, is a 

 suitable article for covering backgammon and checker boards, on 

 account of its durability and softness. A more highly finished 

 and beautiful article may also be made of caoutchouc ivory, the 

 figures and colors being inlaid while the gum is in a soft state, 

 in the process of manufacture. 



