. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. 126 CaeNIVORA FlSSIPEDIA. There are some varieties of House Cats like the Angora species and the tailless Manx Cat that for various reasons have a commercial value. Among other singular breeds may be mentioned the Mombas Cat of Africa, which has short, stiff, close-lying hairs instead Of fur. The Persian, believed by some to be descended from the Asiatic Cat, is the largest variety of Domestic Cat, and the Diminutive Paraguay Cat is the smallest representative of the Manx Cat. The skin of the Domestic Cat like
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. 126 CaeNIVORA FlSSIPEDIA. There are some varieties of House Cats like the Angora species and the tailless Manx Cat that for various reasons have a commercial value. Among other singular breeds may be mentioned the Mombas Cat of Africa, which has short, stiff, close-lying hairs instead Of fur. The Persian, believed by some to be descended from the Asiatic Cat, is the largest variety of Domestic Cat, and the Diminutive Paraguay Cat is the smallest representative of the Manx Cat. The skin of the Domestic Cat like that of other cats is much thicker at the head than on the rest of the body, as a natural protection to the males in fighting. Owing to the elasticity of its limbs, and the freedom with which the skin moves on the body, it can also fall or jump from a great height without sustaining serious injury. The black skins are the most valuable, and the largest and best of these come from Holland. Denmark and Hol- stein also produce good black skins, and fair and medium skins are obtained in Germany, France and Switzer- land. Russia produces many skins, but they are of poor quality. All cat skins have a line of bristly hair running down the back, which is cut out when they are being manu- factured into articles of fur wear. The black skins are often called '' Genet;'' but while they are a good depend- able fur it is a misrepresentation to sell them for Genets. Cuvier says, that the habitat of the Domestic Cat was originally in the forests of Europe; where in its wild state the fur was of a greyish brown with dark trans-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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