Part 5 (1/2)

A table showing the time different hides took to be completed, in the operations of preparing and tanning.

Ten ox hides, taken the 17th of August, were completely tanned by the 6th of September, in all, twenty days.

Was.h.i.+ng the hides, 2 days.

Taking off the hair, 5 do.

Raising or swelling, 5 do.

Second was.h.i.+ng, 2 do.

Tanning, (properly so called,) 6 do.

20 days.

Ten ox hides, taken the 19th of July, were tanned the 9th of August, making twenty-one days.

Was.h.i.+ng, 2 days.

Taking off the hair, 10 do.

Swelling, 1 do.

Tanning, 8 do.

21 days.

One ox hide, taken the 3d of September, was tanned the 2d of October, making twenty-nine days.

Was.h.i.+ng, 1 day.

Taking off the hair and swelling, 3 do.

Tanning, 25 do.

29 days.

Another ox hide, taken the 5th of September, was tanned the 3d of October, making twenty-eight days.

Was.h.i.+ng, 1 day.

Taking off the hair and swelling, 2 do.

Tanning, 25 do.

28 days.

N.B. The tanning solutions made use of to these hides was less strong, and of a cooler temperature than usual, by which the time employed in the tanning operation was prolonged.

Calf Skins.

Sixteen very thick calf skins, taken the 18th of July, were tanned by the 31st of the same month.

Was.h.i.+ng, 1 day.

Taking off the hair, 8 do.

Tanning, 4 do.

13 days.

Six calf skins, taken the 19th of July, were tanned the 2d of August, making fourteen days.

Was.h.i.+ng, 2 days.

Taking off the hair, 9 do.

Tanning, 3 do.

14 days.

Six dried calf skins, began the 14th of August, were tanned the 28th of August.

Was.h.i.+ng, 2 days.

Taking off the hair and swelling, 11 do.

Tanning, 1 do.