| Show tfeiurrM nr Ivnrr I African Ivory U now conceded lo bpi the Input Tho first quality of blob cornea from near bIte equator nnd It bios been remarked with rrmrd lo thla fact that the nearer the equator the I smaller II I the elephant but tho larger the tusks The Ivory from equatorial Vfrlen la I rloecr In tbn cln nnd has lea tendency lo became ellow by exposure ex-posure than Indian loony Tho finest transparent Afrtem Ivory l Is I collected along Iho west coast between be-tween latitude 10 dfgreea north and 10 dcgrpea south and lola la I believed 10 deteriorate In quality and to bo more liable to damage with IncriMjo of latitude gJlr Wolor Oo U tude In either direction Tile whitest lor cornea from tbo cost const It U considered llo to In best condition when recently cut It hue thin u mellow warm transparent tint an If soaked In oil nnd Very little appearance of grain or texture Indian Ivory baa n uoptqua while color and n tendency to become discolored dis-colored Of Ibo Allan varieties Rlam la considered to bo tho fluent being lb much superior I In appearance and density den-sity Tho Ivory of tho mammoth links 11 I not very much esteemed particularly In England It Is I considered too dry and brittle for elaborate work bcsldra which It li I very liable to turn yellow Aa a mailer of fact tho longest tusk very rarely Icata Anlatlo Ilusila being too rotten for Industrial purposes Chamber Journal |
