_DEPILATION._
Methods of depilation -- Sweating process -- Liming -- Sources of lime
-- Quicklime -- Slaking of lime -- Solubility of lime in water --
Analysis of lime -- “Available” lime -- Action of lime on hide --
Liming in pits -- Suspension limes -- Effect of warming limes --
Quantity of lime required -- The Buffalo method -- Action of old limes
-- Solution of hide substance by limes -- Sodium and potassium
hydrates -- Payne and Pullman’s process -- Alkaline carbonates --
Alkaline sulphides -- Sodium sulphide -- Calcium Sulphydrate --
Gas-lime -- Tank-waste -- Lufkin’s liming preparation -- Barium
sulphydrate -- Realgar, or red sulphide of arsenic -- “Inoffensive”
unhairing solution -- Earp’s patent -- Unhairing on the beam --
Unhairing machines -- Vaughn machine -- Leidgen machine -- Unhairing
in stocks and wash-wheel -- Jones machine -- Fleshing -- Vaughn
fleshing machine -- Rounding PAGE 119