human
_i.e._ hauled out of the pit and reinserted after plunging (
gpt
and
human
). This is necessary to keep the liquor saturated with lime. The hides are inserted one by one, each being
gpt
to ensure its contact with the liquor. The goods are invariably immersed first in a previously used lime liquor. Most tanneries now carry this out in a systematic way, so as to ensure regularity in the process. As the goods are large and heavy it is less laborious to carry out the whole process in one pit. In this