The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-01-21
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.is cared Peits I.,,pUrs"'i irnIsi Aus
traIia and $eu Xc-,.u,.d
Here is Il set Of s..',: IL GOA IsIIn
ress said the dealer -G[..>". i liars
seems chei;, lur tlelu y - aut 2
That Is because s4Iy s-szss ae->ts
Of rabbit skLas Esls A,Ass-stss '.qie
tact Is that Nz9rs - s>aiir cay t7 IN
the market 1T ;.rerss.s shs45 - AIT Ia n
tated closely ~ ths =ss4ifrs er@r-rstion
OF these saine k3@s eaa'=,t s-f0 Few
Zealand also exports slices n ese au4
Der of 10000. O0O yearly Fi1es pro
duction Is one OF tAe Aost ia eortant
aud profitable industries OF tAe& colony,
Most OF them are shipped % 8aro-
pean cities, where they go ahrough the
necessary processes Of manufacture be-
fore being disposed of to tue retail ner-
chants The art of coIoril2 ra bbt hair
has attained such high degree of per-
lection that it can be made to counter
teit seal, otter, ermine 81 almost any
5eiler sort Of fashionable fur The
skins are largely made into felt hats,
which are very beautiful and soft to
lie touch When the fur is long it is
!nne9 portions are mixed with wool
Various machines have bcel, invented
tor constructing hats Of rabbit pelts
so1ne Of which distribute the h;tir with
marvellous rapidity and eyenness on re-
diving metal cones
Tie rabbits are skinned immediately
upou being killed tie heads, feet and
All tile fat being removed If the
weather il tine the peIts are dried in the
open air but III bad weather they are
huug upu:lder sheds When thoroughly
3rled they are turned outside IN to pro
Lect the fun From injury, ana then they
Are tied ia bundles Of dozen to twenty
ZACH a:ii packed in bales. each Of which
;ejntilins from 3 600 10 B. 500 skins a
slflG carhoIic acid powder is used in
lie packing to preserve them from at
.ack by insects La this crude state
ilty are worth from fifty TO eighty cents
: dozen, according to quality
The history Of the rabbits introduc
aon into Australia and New Zealand
! Cords an Illustration of the damage
iEa.u may do by interfering WITH tbs
distribution OF animals wkich naturs
SIS chosen to 2ake IN the world.
y hal Captain Cook, the celebrated
navigator first visited those countries
be found fauna entirely different
Rom that of any other part of thu
world La Australia gigantic narsu
pals like the kangaroo were chiefly
conspicuous, while in New Zealand the
only land mammals were Two varieties
Of the rat and one Of the common bat,
Since then 'aecIiInatization societies
have done their best TO introduce there
ali sorts Of creatures on four legs and
two legs that could be brought from
elsewhere In many instances these eff
5orts resulted most unfortunately.
Several years ago some dozen pairs Of
common gray rabbits were imported
or the purpose of supplying sportsmen
With an object for the chase. The oe-
'asion Of this interesting experiment
vas made one Of rejoicing, and the
Beasts were let loose with speeches and
'anquets TO welcome them. They
SO fast that the people did
lot have to wait long for alI the sport
# that kind they could desire.
In fact, they soon oyerrun the
ountry in s7ch nuTn hers that it be
anne a question whether they or the
olonists should occupy the land. Great
Teas were entirely denuded OF vege
alton by them. SO that the sheep died
= millions and the raising OF crops be
anne almost an impossi biIity Wash
lgton Star.