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Show A Substitute tor Leather. A substitute for natural leather is described de-scribed in the French journals as now coming into use, in which the grains of the wifil-knuwn varieties, such as basil, seal, morocco, kc, are reproduced repro-duced with remarkable fidelity. In the procc.-s of graining, a real skin of any h ind which it is desired to imitate is taken a.s a mold, and from this an impression is obtained on sheets of fibrous pulp by enormous pressure. The artificial stull' is obtainable in any color. and while it is said to cost only n't out one-eighth as much ns leather, it possesses somo advantages over the latter which, it is presumed, will make it a commercial success. For one tiling, it is stronger than leather of the same thickness, and is of uniform quality. Forty or fifty forms may be cut at a time, whereas the blemishes that occur in natural leather necessitate each form's being cut singly, even by experienced hands. Tin- manufactured article is not so liable to soil, and is waterproof. |