, 1866-05-24

tn sg1ne a fricdina fptr1tls to wear when be ven
cystb" biufelf INTO muec1e. This lime expen-
hides bring withdrawn md rtueed they are "un:
By aid OF the aforementioned t'oeaDs"
snd sels q tool, made ePsetallr for tha service.
the Fun and u then eold 10 pa-'efefs- Having
I'd Of The lime now tn .he bodS Of .he hides, and
% 6a s9 xas o.
annoria In which ctnh:ues wtle 'te l.ue and
cnahies It 70 BE- Wx.hed ont Of the rnate-
n OF the hide. For the pnrposo of ezpedlung
this portion or the process, The solution Ia kept
constantly In motion BY large .Ea.li>whee. loos1aV
art1aloss: Af1er nnslne again on coming oat Of
this odo1itrons bath, The hides are worked oyes
pqt1ties and to take OF 10 patches oi sdort hsir
which sll cllng here and theza to The surfact TN.
tonehed hJ The llme- the Ffnsing before thus ope-
sfteEsa1d, tn fresh wafer, Ia necessary and this
tavinR been done. the htdeR are hi to undergo the
nrst process Of taun'ug proper. All that ha4 gone
tefore- up 10 thie polui Is merely preparatory and
row the fo sllppeFy. white things, stil hldes arg
LEATHER. T.. - .,,
Before describing how This end Is attained. We
may state one fact here, which will give sonic idea
81 he extent Of tue work. OF coar:e ths
t6adh fl 4 iba orce of hands. twenty aye
men in thIa department, an eveeage uf about 500
pecrs o leather. per week. counting together hides
force 1s conefdetabIy fpcre.sed the number turned
ont I1ses from LEGO TO 600 and cyen as high AZ
5C0, The hrEt tanning Procrss Is colorlng the
bioc. For this purpo'e Il plnneed iu a rat con-
nri nfed hy Z great Wheel so that escn portion Of
the bfdc Il exposed TO the nc1on Of the infusion
and an eycp, zieh brown color IL obssined. Weto
would very probably he In uu>tghtly eQo,s and
eucaks. The time required for colosin. rs not
more than bali IN hour, and Mheu this is COIL
the hides arc for The space Of len days chsne
nj a1Iv HnDthPf nHth
the bark Intuition in which they are plunged
being sGs neassa II
1eac6ed strong enough Infusion TO bo slaid away
In. Thla '']aylrR aWaJ" ,s accomplished by hlfnga
vat two'n,rds tull OF moderately strong infusion
and ihen pling In Layers Of hices with dty ground
Wi.a lie hides. se1ves doaoIe purpose, Strength.
cuinggredually the infusion and keentnE sufficient
spscs oets ths hides for the liquid TO penetrate
sion IN which they are Immersed ia cslIed 'iquos"
ana the dlst "iaytnc ray In iquor Is for about
one week. Then they arc 'assa up and agatn lald
ior sxo weeks. tbid ay{rg awai ior fouE NceE,,
and NTH laying away Is for The Same !enEta OF
time the liquor ,hsiae stronger o,sa sus- s5a;
four weeks, the tanning process Is completed, 1as
the hider, now become leather: will tuaer nj in
Jury Euni lying In the vat still longer time--ase
izs .es r. b s9E E sy ~ s It. y n
he needed 10 he Worked up md dnisacd. The end
STAINED by ibis tedious process ts the conversion
ssane No s setote G it is mus testes II subjected 10
the action Of hot wafer. the hide tlts ayay. leay
ing lt'tae ar nothing hns thin mass Of fibre, hut
tns se,on o. ns ta1hing r. ths park aias,on ~ en
processes To-. accomplishing this ED havc. from
t.nsc 10 TINE. been rropasedt but all nass. on trial
ion,d @ siaod she " we II S,7e @ described. M eiihcr 40.
lug thclr ~otk inpeteclly. or in}astng beyoud re-
psit tne texture aud dbEc Vt The leather. This es-
.as't.nmsnt has a,e,, ne css "a thar 20 y2s =,
*'tteee" ct leather, independent ot those IN the
beam house. aDo The rtorE1etuEs are contemplating
81. lTthfs 1h Of .Se5 a. a.
liquor 10 the huge 'tlnnk sats," twenty ieet 10
derh. which are ,'uafcd ut QUO end Of me au,dlu.
md from 'phfeh 1t IL repumped np to,the upp :,
strength tste+tcd and recalatsd BY dclle.te in
stsun. y. sr1nnscd for - the purpose, 4 n. psas 80 az
ono which scems absolutely indispensable where
20 mary arc constantly uuder treatment, upon
tie accuracy ot which 90 ' much deoead: Z:
tlcnr. such Is '+s.i-7l $50. eole.' an! thts
Ts lss 81 ensts sesS teh f e
into undcr- tandablc Eastlsh the record would read
Fourth month {Ap.9, s3d day 1s9 ptetes q .ole
isa,her placed II H. sat. Tas teeona 's; i'me
ment Keeps a:o iarge s'ate, 80 raled rs to make
sort OF ledger, On which the records Of ali thest
slstes arc KEEP, and aho an additional entry a. t.
This ledger Is trcm *!ne 10 lime srp-tssea BY Ar
q. G. Grey, ihc efficient and eonrteou: manager y
The works, and IL Kept With such care that such
htfe. TAses vAss per diem sEe a.aed and syoske<
out.
the leather i. sh.xsa aud .ris Is machine, whtcs
brings II 10 Uniform thickness and taxes OF u,
shseds and tsrs Of 1esh which still cling here aot
| done w,ta uppcs ica.het bsiore sda procss
| of tanning Is quite completed. II there rclnal1
In the leather any shallow cut. made hy the corc
lessne's of the butcher - -: -:=1ypAset
| cut And II - -. -, =. * Herr
may be cai IL >->': - So :. = utcher
are by nc ,res -. .t...~.-.: - : -.*r e dea'
heasts: TO ~ -. s;::s = ts.'. .,ns .plece
brought 81 ~, ":',> q - :: :ked p
The nHsw:..': 81. = ,s."',.s y: J ut 70
anything ''' 80 -''..:... y ~ E4sten
sboemake "". j. r>-,r. on II
of ofs.l snssh ~. = -: :. - sos@is saaaI'
tu ta!ekne =: '@'s II :~i,-:' Il. a;t:117 d.
1.,9Srr 1sT'rt,st .ss = -" ! ,1isss; H.
M'owt1t -. loxs
pc pitee::sss .1.:ysse * tbem !
tic bottom ~ 'sstt-i, I'm an
- ons n,s;.. - IsliS 4nts.
enhsej ea s. sp y" !" WIFE, ! . ,sS wofe
| ns 70 maa :e;a - -.u'-- II to'
ard rlAoA ~ sH:s;':1..::' t.s.1sa. 3: leathe
ILis Il ct "a ), ,,ss<..:s / .:<:s,.: T. ,,.l1t
q on and ~. i r.. So !: IN
ia, ~ Whit ~ ,ss1 9ss:,'. =: ~ ,1.., Il
+ thozousl y .a;,,,s rc.l i It ..t +. ::..- WE
Tits ryIIndt. II -r :r:t.artr j.. 40, :, .A,he
itis leate. - ,S'.!a itt t. gr T. '@~:nhel
riccee Of k,:':.- --,-.a vt. q. f.;.@s. ,of Ii
purpo.c vi r.: ~. ~: y: -. pipe
Eacn piece y : EE:.4 +.e r.z4sirc {
,abIe ard .ubjrttc,, 10 ibe actlou oi bufn1st q
worked 10 md fto by u ltpr lpfer which burulh
.and remov.a The giease tom the euffacc. Th
machie was at nrst iuyeuied for sud applied to Il
Figuring pioce,s AID Il sui psed III Itis In Il
Est and ID eun,e tpicriar tac1orfee 1t ,sas four
however that The scouting coutti be much hett
ur rasbne was appliet eo,cIy to tIis Wors Of Hi b.,
pt-h,uc- "SrulfIns" IL 1he next proo..a aad Co
siste Of spp1yln. 4 coating OF grease 10 lhe de:
,ab;e III h tei. cs,.snr + npao It. TT II i. n' haay
| long enough 10 absorb ali Ii vii. "Wkfteniaz Z
succeeds sstufuaE," md i. 1ne,eiy The Shaving
bs e. es,sS IT. p.PSs &. Ssen q III sa
prepa,ts .he leather for the fral finishing which d
It ter the market.
Tins d1'sh;pk consists Of applylnr With bfu!
toap and nater, to blackcu IT, Wnsa THIS y d1i'
on, The leather undc7.oes anotref furnishing,
give tnoothpess to ~ su.iasc ihea a coat
Hour vaier aad lalto" ts 'aid a. ln;iea:ins S1s;
waterproof cbnIacter. and naally tnln ss1e
brushed On 10 give # cio.f. This COMPLETES Its p1
Faratiop for the market.
!u the processes q taln,nc and hnisnlne re
I hide "ef9hlnE Hon hHy 70 et1ty punnus, Y
nppss satntr' a9pnt wy RS1 s3r shons =, ~ ,ts SI
pounds On an "a a1s5as axe np 70 a1as a;1as !5sI tt
3n ~ . .7I'x n ~ y, e.sht sren yen n1s
~ tn,o v sole f,stheI. naEe pp aooa, tJxty.aye .
Se,t ~ tbn., 1rsen uejpnt r,pt bsvn, * nnScr,
tnexs,4ons ~ nsrna, All thay,res 10 WHICH ann
leather i subjected. "rf
There are oiher patts Of The ee.abl,sbunen., a
| cessorics 10 what We Fave viewed. no, impotta
10 IN understanding Of ihc proccsscs, bu, w,.l1hy
me1uon in fhis couuec,ion One of these Ia /
Etmlack pssE afe mupched ,n,o snail tn.su1et
and cnst, 10 be soskcd in ether wa,er Of sse
hausted II liquor {thal which has alrrsoY be-
| uscd,. und eiye onf 1nelr strength 10 tue heat
liquid. This mil is capable Of grinding ,hE
cords PER diem OF bark, ant the amount used
oiber ling orth nolce IL li1c e,s:en Of crates
| yr1iPd by M H. q, GseT for the buepiu:s Of v
ian. 1heee arc convex plates, pcriosared by SIN
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