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Show Fish Skin Clothes. Until recently fow peoplo thought of utilizing ns n substltuto tho material ma-terial to bo gained from water animals. ani-mals. The United States Klsh Commission Com-mission has tnken up tho question, and already proved that several kinds of fish havo skins that make excellent excel-lent leather lor somo purposes. Salmon hide Is found not only serviceable ser-viceable for boots, but among tho Ksqulmntix It has been used for generations gen-erations In making waterproof clothes. The peoplo of the very far north nlso use codfish skins for Jackets. Tho different skins which tho Fish Commission has found to bo most practical and durable nre whale skins, xrpolse skins, and seal leatlior, which dye In most oxqulslto colors. |