The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-09
THE FEATHER TRADE.
rHc OSTRICH, OF COURSE, IS THE
PRIME fAvORlTE.


Not the only buu e""N'
N,roitude Of the fndus;ry-Americ's
Annual Production Of Live "o'"e
Fc.,hors-So Good Substitute.
The ostrich 10 now, as It ever has been
where known. primo fayorite Tho best OF
these come from Iagadorc, those next oe,'
from Egypt sni narbarN bat tue SCUM
African arc not much Inferior 10 glAlils
anl IL e tl-so. Glat 44- 1l0au 4' tA- -"y.
of Good Hope, that a.o most used va AiHs.
i.a There is the Nuitulg plume or bl'lali
ostrich feather. also. bat being greasy in'
lerior ina beauty, i. deserves only inoe "hD
have not seen and examlne'tne genuine ara
Gle The ostrich OF California D. sad a. De
inferior 10 the south African bad, ahd D'ins
subject ID fatal attacks ot diseases % ths
liver. Which have reduced iti numbers, 10 has
not a, SCI 10 Dny great extent entered TOE
market. The number II African fcatAr'
used l. enormous, one firm so th.s c.il en
ployiny lD.O girls "a their manuiae,nTe' ara
there cro several o,asr Lous-s engaged et-
clurvcly IN this industry. The larger nam
her Gre used % hats ALI tccaots wcin by
tLo laii1l. All set IJ iu>ans.i-..o nuialel
x tne .arr-I and 'aors cZDclsFs feathers
-roan tho coesli Lct5 worm by u.3ulD9is q.
secret soc.e...s Tie narrower AID Lighter
feathers near % aui on t.o legs ll the great
bird are made into p.mp9l5 which slfIJln.
tie caps ~ TIE military
feathers Or ALL KINDS
Sc. the ostrich is not ,he only bird under
contribution Although Grade ia other lll-
mage las teeu greatly abridged because %
the many voices ali pms alrectei against
the slaughter % tie innocent. yct r'elll song
and ctLer binds lor tlc gl-tnc-tlcu of wo-
mans vanity ouiy. So. tAe house already rc.
lcrlcd o. shows lea.Dels lgom. ig Holil seein.
nearly every bird that l..s ig-m .Ls ruy
Lumning nrl % On. majestic cage. There
arc tic i.ue slender t.ii Gameas cf tls
bird Ct paradise. tlQ L-.gl- feathers ~. tie
sci lois Il tie ptlra.-au peacock to.
sau, p4-cqus-. e.eii. pheasant. 1c.te vll
tire orl Les1n. gu- .ll pigeon Tie
grouping Is tue,s fc4.--.s il-l Is single la.
4io4L1clc. such AS d. seen occasionally
would seta naturalist ai.d w.ta rage. Do icing
40 uncommon thilg o. So such q -ouo.la-
zion as the head ana le > cl t-nagei tie
wings Of gull and tle -l. feathers ~ - l-l.
cock aud Aerol 60 COO the ,l.or.ug " ua
lures o9u Is lot "a lls ml.-p. j. - ~ tie
chemist
80. a. the interest alrimD-. ci sLe
feather gli here. u.s. utility being fully elaI
e. its beauty Daily or nightly rather dos
10 minister f9 mans comfort alI ll is tue
object upon which he lays bis bead whoa fne
vital spark is leaving Us -.ayc5 t-l4r..u0
OF late years there llT- been many s-i-f.
tutss offered llr tA- feather b. d. bat b. I.t
ally ho.l..-s onn boo popular ismlli despite
tie wire NDNc. h.Iseltlr Nll..l aul lle
numerous ge-lb.s mattresses .la- are made.
Mans ingenuity nuls no Substitute ilr l--r-
crs iu plllJss and loi-,el,. sY -lAl f'.l tls
demand tol their use .u beds tgg tls tl.uaui
vino Will haze u9 ether. all for ,le i-.l
rests named the trade IL these. as ual-ia-
turgF declares. - consla4.j 800 tie i--g-4s-.
Some idea * the magnitude W ibis ilLus..y
nay be had vL-l % - STATED that tvQ il.a4
factugess - Clicac0 se4I-ally three mlll.--.s
oI pounds annually
Most of the feathers ls-I in this Way. sly
from 80 % 70 per ,sar.. are pluekei from ilte
geese II the gray and white varieties lles
come mainly ir0u Kentucky tennessee aud
fI.ALn AtI AA'A r|A.NH At.'A AA'NIA INI tlHl.n .|
Ohio. Indiana. Illlo.sali Missouri featHer
plucl.cd from dead gee.s have uo valve. AMI
are not purchased. lu some localities tle iH.
dustry is very large indeed there being u
dlyidual farmers who 0Hu as many 10000
birds The Iluckus process might Be- ll-
name bI- TOO tue l,.u.s .4 o.. -....l,
who insist 900 pl.al- rae feathers u.i
down from four O. ,4A tlI..-, 5e.l. often Boz.
fore thcy Gre "lue .tI i.4t.eL- Received
los the manufacturers c,.-ai4 d uamo.I
With the lower parts o. 81. 4aii.s Aicl u.tl
blood. ii sign tA4t tLllr Withdrawal eltal-l
suffering upon the BIRD, Sti. Dc is rot
taken much ~ heart, Tor o. io., n.1 aJri-.
life, there being famous old geese which haze
undergone this OIie2! ior i.l score ..
wears and tAat yet can pasture a- lively 4s
those that have lived Ju5 tao seasons I-.
average II goose life. however. is scarcely
more than from eight % teu -Is
YIELD og EACH .M1
The quantity OF feathers sle.i .iI4a scar
varies somewhat Some l-.. ..,-u ialel
is go pounds. tue a,e.4ss B., l..... I.-.I
" each bird Nashville llu L.4.ss4... AI.
the CHIEF headquarters l.. ...s ..ll-4s.
which are shipped tlers 60 ...-....-... l...
chants A-I .~.I Do! .---' .-.- -.--.'
here anu an over tus .-D-'s. 4-.' -.'.'-
In somewhat J4i SHAPE .-. u- ..-- ....r .,A.
dltlon Ia. been greatly .ll. .,..l l-...l-
c.iyci ~ tho factories t.-J -.- steamed .ll
1, 1''lsl - y, .''-'' '-- ''''' 100 -''-
''P - - 80, - ..... l..... ...,
$50. 80, ~ 5.ls ,..' ..'.. l"-
~, ~ go; III, IT,. I..
49, 90 4''''''