The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-14
Il LEATHER OUT OF SEA.
Fish Skins Used in Taking Many
s}}e Things of General

Things Of General u tility.
"a great dea i OF good leather comes
out of the sea mot the Kind OF leather
that comes from the backs Of walrus,,
seal and otter: every body knows about
comes from the bodies Of fish. An ex-;
tremely. fine quality Of green leather
made IN Turkey Is 4nlanufa ctured from tho
skin of e., ugly fish, ca lied the angel
With thick. wins likeS fins tina : have earned
for him the name Of angel, though 4 he
doesn't look a bit a like y an angel, but;
rather#the opposite. 7 he sword grips
made q 4 from shark leather, toe. They are |,
diamond shaped figures. The b skin
comes from North. Sea- shark known e;l
manufacturers have tried ito produce N a
leather from animal hides that shall
5supplantj the skin, but In vain. ii Y like
animal leather, fish leather is absolutely
from dampness. Therefore . + is Ideal
for sword grips. as, y Q ma tier how much
the hand may pcrspire he grip rem aims
hard and dry. 58 ss8
furnishes a valua ble 81 and S 2ss attractive
8lentlier When the bony plates are ken
of their pattern remains !, on the SKIN
DUST as i the pattern OF alligator scales
fiic Coast sturgeon and the sturgeon OF the
that Is used to make laces Tor Joining
leather betting for machlnery. and slac c''
The, strange gartish, ian Amcric fresh
water tisa with long. toothed jaws
like those OF the crocodile. has az skin
that can ne polished smooth Z, y ant H. Ia, has
Jewel baskets and picture frames, The
3skinSofstlc garhsll used to be converted
R0 sene thG ld trIs g e
8tougl,.qnd hard that 1t makes IA breast
plate that can turn a ltill fe Or spear
! Some OF tho finer specimens that have
been found are hard enough to turn even
Ia blow from a toma haWk .li.s 5S
also Used 10 wear fish helmet ~
Mas made from tle s. IS ie Rrekly
{wearer's head, 1t was used as a weapon
enemies with it, and as It had hundreds
of ironlilso nike no opera ton wa
LII G :A,5 e,sst tic elIag town Of
,flsh.Sth he humble cod has been utilized
with success Cor making leather for
shoes and gloves. n Egyp1t, men walk s
Sea fish, il Russia certain peasants
costumes are benntiflilly trimmed With
the skins OF a fine good fish: tho turbot.
nt1kbinaers ~ E4ropes ph aanGo 5oons
WIFI SeulSkl
other and less pleasant purpose. 7 t is
braided into whips, lie writer was the
unhappy member Of a European. pr!Yates
school where on of \ hese q lskin w lips
was q prominent Instrument T ~ dl cline.
and The has never cared for leels SIN
then 81 rs s3Ss II, & n f
Along the big salmon rivers q & siberia.
garments dyed red and yellow, They
5nre made from salmon skins, q u a laslsa3
beautiful waterproof IS are made from,
!. d The qucercst use IS that to which tho.
intestines Of the sea lions arc put. = They
hooded coats which are superior TO lndin
rubber as WI terproof .garnl ants. Valrils
sintestines arc made Into SAILS ior ppn Is
~ I, The the llsquimau 81 SoftnWes 'ef''
Even the frog does not esca pe. seyI-,i
ernl factories In France ald II, Ie w n
America make card leases and 3ot hers stmall
Leather articles from his skln, Irs nadian
Harness and Carriage n gu na \. Il