The following topics are treated: classification of hides, milling, liming, the use of vitriol, or sulfuric acid, coloration, stains (action of light and air), chemical defects, physical defects, drying, oils (fish oil is declared damaging to leather), grain leather, Russia leather, hemlock vs. oak, army shoes, and miscellanea which includes brief descriptions of Tannerine, leather board, leatherette, artificial leather, and vegetable leather.