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Title: A civic biology : presented in problems
Identifier: civicbiologypres00hunt (find matches)
Year: c1914 (c190s)
Authors: Hunter, George W. (George William), 1873-1948
Subjects: Biology; Sanitation
Publisher: New York : American Book Company
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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204 THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF ANIMALS get out the dirt and grease. This wool fat or lanoline is used in making soap and ointments. The wool is next " carded/' the fibers being interwoven by the fine teeth of the carding machine or " combed," the fibers here being pulled out parallel to each other. Carded wool becomes woolen goods; combed wool, worsted goods. The wastes are also utilized, being mixed with " shoddy " (wool from cloth cuttings or rags) to make woolen goods of a cheap grade. Goat hair, especially that of the Angora and the Cashmere goat, has much use in the cloth- ing industries. Camel's hair and alpaca are also used. Fur. - The furs of many domesticated and wild animals are of im- portance. The Carniv- ora as a group are of much economic importance as the source of most of our fur. The fur seal fisheries alone amount to many millions of dollars annu- ally. Otters, skunks, sables, weasels, foxes, and minks are of considerable importance as fur producers. Even cats are now used for fur, usually masquerading under some other name. The fur of the beaver, one of the largest of the rodents or gnawing mammals, is of considerable value, as are the coats of the chinchilla, muskrats, squirrels, and other rodents. The fur of the rabbit and nutria are used in the manufacture of felt hats. The quills of the porcupines (greatly developed and stiffened hairs) have a slight commercial value. Conservation of Fur-bearing Animals Needed. - - As time goes on and the furs of wild animals become scarcer and scarcer through overkilling, we find the need for protection and conservation of many of these fast-vanishing wild forms more and more impera-
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Polar bear a fur-bearing mammal which is rapidly being exterminated. Why?

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  • bookyear:c1914
  • bookdecade:c190
  • bookcentury:c100
  • bookauthor:Hunter_George_W_George_William_1873_1948
  • booksubject:Biology
  • booksubject:Sanitation
  • bookpublisher:New_York_American_Book_Company
  • bookcontributor:MBLWHOI_Library
  • booksponsor:MBLWHOI_Library
  • bookleafnumber:210
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