Deutsche Gerber Zeitung. Berlin. Gerber Courier. Vienna. Gazetta dei Pellami. Milan. INDEX. Abies bark, 53 ---- tannin, 31 Acacia barks, 34-8 ---- fruits, 53 ---- tannin, 23-5 Acetic acid, examining, 102 Achromatic condenser, 9 Acid, digallic, 76-8 ----, dioxysalicylic, 69-71 ----, ellagic, 71 ----, ellagitannic, 78 ----, gallic, 69-71 ----, gallotannic, 76-8 ----, quercitannic, 78 ---- solutions, preparing standard, 95-7 Acids, decomposition of tannins by, 68-73 ----, examination of, 101 ----, free, in tan-liquor, determining, 108-11 Acorn cups, 50-3 ---- galls, 27 Adipose tissue, 8 Adjustment for thickness of cover-glasses, 11 African kino, 34 Air, capacity for moisture, 249 Albumen, 20 Alder bark, 54 Aleppische Gallen, 26-8 Aleppo galls, 26-8 Algarobilla, 23 Algarrobo, 23 Alkaline solutions, preparing standard, 95-7 Allen and Warren sprinkler leck, 241 Alligator skins, 255 Alnus tannin, 54 Alum in tanning, 218-22 Amboyna kino, 33 American press leck, 241 ---- rocker, 169 ---- union splitter, 188 Ampelopsis hæderacea, 67 Analysing tannins, 118-31 ----, methods for the tannery, 90-131 Analysis, indicators, 91 ----, instruments, 91-5 ----, standard solutions, 90 Anatomical structure of hide, 2-16 Aphis punctures, 28 Areca-nut cutch, 25 Armadillo skins, 255 Artificial light for microscope, 12 Ash of leather, estimating, 107 Aspidosperma wood, 39 Ass skins, 255 Australian kino, 34 Babul tannin, 53 Bahera, 38 Balance, 93 Balsamocarpon pods, 23 Bark, commerce, 270 ---- elevators, 162 ---- mills, 158-61 Barkometer, 169 Bates for dressing leather, 184-6 Beaming dressing leather, 187 ---- hides, 151 Bengal kino, 33 Bibliography, 272-4 Blood vessels, 8 Bloom, source of, 62 Bloomers for butts, 176 Blue-back seal-skins, 206 Boots and shoes, commerce, 265 Botany Bay kino, 34 Breaking the nerve, 8 Bristol finishing, 183 Buffalo method of unhairing, 144 ---- skins, 255 Bulls'-eye condenser, 12 Burettes, 92 Burning-in strap butts, 201 Butea kino, 33 Butts, cleansing lime from, 155 ---- defined, 155 ----, striking, 179