USE OF EEL SKINS FOR GLOVES?
PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR PURPOSE (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, February 1. Eel skins may shortly Be used for making gloves in New Zealand, according to Dr R. O. Page, of Woolston Tanneries Ltd., addressing the annual conference of the New Zealand branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute this morning. Dr Page said the skins were particularly suitabh for glove making and attempts were now being made to use them. The future of the industry, of course, depended on the numbe. of eels available. Fashion affected the animal world in other curious ways,. according to Dr Page. The world-wide demand for snake and lizard skin shoes was creating a problem in some countries. In India and Java so many of the reptiles were killed for their skins that there was a danger of the insects on which they fed increasing out of all proportion. The tanning of kangaroo, skins in Australia was now a big industry, a total of 1,000,000 skins being treated annually. Measures required for protecting the health of tannery workers were discussed by Dr Page, who mentioned that in New Zealand anthrax was not encountered. |
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Southland Times, Issue 23732, 2 February 1939, Page 4
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