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CHINESE DEER

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 349 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHINESE DEER  and EAST
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INDIAN.—Small,
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light, pelted skins, the majority of which are used for mats .
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Reindeer and other varieties are of little
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interest for use other than trophy mats . Thousands are taken for the leather trade . Value of Chinese Is . 2d. to Is . 6d. each .
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DoG.—The only
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dogs that are used in the fur trade in civilized countries are those imported from
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China, which are heavy and coarse, and only used in the cheaper trade, chiefly for rugs . Value 6d. to Is . Doc WOLF.—See Wolf, below . E RMINE.—SiZe 12 X21 in . Underwool short and even, with a shade longer top hair . Pelt light and close in texture, and durable .

In the height of

winter the colour is pure white with exception of the tip of tail, which is quite black . Supplies are obtained from
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Siberia and
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America . Best are from
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Ishim in Siberia . Used for cloak linings, stoles, muffs and trimmings, also for embellishment of
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British state,
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parliamentary and legal robes . When this fur is symmetrically spotted with black Iamb pieces it is styled miniver, in which form it is used at the
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grand coronation functions of British sovereigns . Value Is . 3d. to 8s . 6d .

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