Shaved Beaver

This is your funniest one to date! (-:

David

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: tgpedersen
> > Subject: [tied] Re: Scythians, Zoroastrians, etc.
>
> BTW on that subject, the only animal hide that doesn't
> need "carroting" with a mercury compound (done on the hide itself,
> which is then shaved, and the shaved-off hair is then pounded to
> become felt) is that of the beaver. Which means that carroting may
> have been invented to compensate for a decreasing supply of beaver
> hides. So if one wants to place the appearance of mad, red pointed-
> hat Magi, look for where and when the beaver went extinct. It can't
> have been hunted for anything but that.