Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-11-04

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! Y. .MoNSRROUs HIDES.
How the Skins Of the Rhinocero
! and Boa. Constructor are
51551C JaJ1H Utilized. ~ he
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The hides of the bull, bear
cdw, calf, sheep, goat, kid ant
teven the alligator, for years pas
lhave been Sold in the leather
markets, and are considered the
lmest desirable for the manufac.
ltnre of boots, shoes, saddlery
harness and other articles fol
1.-THE genefaluse and wear of both
fman and beast. But the inge-
nuity of the latter-day Ameri-
can seems to have no limit. For
ests and jungles of the Eastern
/ Hemisphere have been ipenetra-
ted in order to satisfy the wants
of fashion and of trade. 81 The
hides of the ponderous, clumsy
and ugly rhinoceros and the ven
omous boa-constrictor are now
being turned into profitable ac-
count by manufacturers. D'U
p The hide of the rhinoceros,
Throughout the heaviest and thick
est description would appear to
be more seryiceable for the man
ufactures;of saddlery and har-
messy but this is not the case.
manufacturers and dealers in
these articles have discovered
this most endurable leather to
he of little use in their trade, be-
cause, owing to its solidity and
thickness a ayneedle of any power
or sharpness can hardly be made
to penetrate it. A few months
ago a manufacturing firm tested
the durability and usefulness. of
fhinoceros hide in the manufac-
tdre Of, a iearriage-spring.. 1t
was patented, but rhinoceros
leather was in too great n de-
mand to satisfy the supply of
these springs, and only by slow
work could orders be furnished;
then. the result of this innovation
developed. itself, and the hide of
the mighty besst it was discov-
cred could nofistand as much of
the wear and tear as the delicate
kid, if made in the same thick
ness and applied to the same
uSaassi liJJnl t14liio lle J9iii-i4
The SKIN was tanned and i'm
ported here by foreign concerns,
and When put on sale brought
very high prices y It's general
utility was not known to q very
great extent until lately. At
|presentthe hide of the rhinoce-
rosis chiefly adapted to the man
ufacture of jewelers. bufing-
wheels, which are required in
making apofish ngold jewelry,
like that brought 0nin burnish-
ing brass. o21n Getmany and
England there are about dozen
tanneries where the skin Of the
|rhinoceros is prepared for the
market .loD 5I>i ,alWf1c
The skins are sent to the tan
nefies direct from Africa in some
cases by regular hunting expedi-
ton parties. 1t requires from
two to- three years time to pre-
pare the hides for market. When
|fheitime and cost required are
taken into consideration, the cost
of rhineceros Leather after.im-
Fportation is considerable. An
Fenterplising faDnefy 4 has been
established in Hartford, Conn, ],
for the reception of the raw skins.
III They are enabled TO furnish
the leather to the trade of this
Icity alta thickness of from q
half to an eighth of an inch at
| 81 per pound9 1t takes but very
httle to make a pound. Prom
! zone whole rhiiioceros skin it is
testiinated that at least $50 lbs.
can be easily securedfor Eftiliza-
ton from the tarn1ery, and when
assorted will, when sold, bring
from $500 to $4O0. Although it
takes nearly three years to pre-
| pare one of these hides for the
market, at least one hundred
could be run through the proc
ess at the same time. 9l5#
The skins Of the boa-eonstric-
tors are not supplied through the
European market, but aredirect-
|ly brought from the deep forests
lof both Asia and Africa The
Iserpents are trapped and secur-
ed by the slaves Of Oriental,
Turkish and Egyptian trades