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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 January 1917, Page 2

CURING SKINS FOR MATS First trim all ragged edges, and remove as much flesh, fat, etc., as possible without damaging the pelt; then place the skin on the floor or other flat surface and proceed to wash the wool with warm water and soap, and- then with clear water; rempve all surplus water from the wool'by scraping or squeezing with a smooth board, Take HP the skin and shake it well, and then place it fleece down on a clean surface, and take a good handful of alum, to which a little salt may be added, and proceed to rub it well into, the pelt, with a rotary motion over all the surface equally; fold np the skin, fleece outward, and let it stand for three days. Open, and hang the skin for a while, and then start to scrape the skin with a furrier's knife, always scraping in the same direction ] three scrapings are needed to property finish ihe pelt. With different skins cjUsc^ejtion must be used in trreajting 'strong weak-fjbre d pel|s.