The permeability of chrome-tanned cattle hide was determined separately with distilled water and an 89-weight percent aqueous glycerol solution in the light of a simplified Darcy's law. The resultant permeability has been found to depend on the location from which the sample is taken on the original hide. The frequency distribution of the values of the permeability has been shown to be lognormal, thereby giving rise to a two parameter-description of the distribution.