Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

It appears that a new use has been found for the skin of the common rat. In England, it is said, the bookbinders have taken to using these skins for covers of fine editions hitherto bound to high grade leathers. It is reported that a trade amounting to one-quarter million dollars a year has developed in Great Britain and that many skins are imported from Calcutta. Rat skins have been long used for purses, gloves and similar small articles, and are proving very useful for these purposes.