Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 150
, whence they are sent to the citieswhere they are to be made into garments.St. Paul is the center of the fur trade in ourcountry. Find it on the map. Here, morethan seventy years ago, some fur traders built afew log huts. A great deal of work is necessary in orderto make the skins into articles of… … Fig. 35. — Sorting Furs. This is done by drawing the skin againstknives fastened in an upright position inframes. This work is called fleshing. The skins are next washed in water con-taining alum. In this way they are toughened. The next work is that of the cutter. Hemust plan his work very…
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