COLLECTING AND PRESERVING THE SKINS. 



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be the skin of an elephant or other pachyderm. "When I once 

 preserved the skin of a large, old elephant in an Indian jungle, 

 I kept ten native chucklers at work upon it for three days, thin- 

 ning it down to a portable degree. 



The Legs. If tho specimen is of medium size, c.y., not larger 



FIG. 7. Opening Cuts at Back of Prong-horn Antelope's Head. 



than a deer, disjoint the legs at shoulder and hip, and leave all 

 the leg bones attached to the skin, just as with small mam- 

 mals; but, of course, cutting off the flesh and tendons carefully. 

 If the animal is larger than a deer, the skin would be too heavy 

 and cumbersome to handle if all the leg bones were left attached 

 to it. Therefore, with your elk, moose, buffalo, etc., cut off tho 



