Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 114
erward scraped offwith a blunt instrument. The lime is nowwashed off by throwing the hides into thewater. Here is another man scraping the skins.He is removing bits of flesh that were left cling-ng to them. You have often noticed the pores in the skin3n the back of your hand. The perspirationcomes… … CO •t-H o3 a >o a 2 fin LEATHER AND ITS USES 103 If you have ever had a blister on your hand,you have noticed that the skin consists of twolayers. The skin of the lower animals consistsof two layers also. The inner layer, or derma,is made up partly of a jellylike substance.Tanning hardens this…
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