PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRESERVING 



three different ways. One method, pursued by the natives 

 the world over, consists in cutting the skin of the animal 

 up all the way from the mouth to the tail on the underside. 

 Then it is cut open on the inside of the legs, and afterwards 

 simply pegged out to dry in the sun. During the dry 

 seasons this method is, in most instances, safe, but the 

 skins are ruined for mounting and are very troublesome 

 to transport, because they are stiff and heavy. A much 

 better way to do, although it requires a great deal more 

 care and work, is to have the thicker parts of the skins 

 cut thin and then the skin stretched out on the ground 

 and rubbed over with a mixture of one third of alum to 

 two thirds of white salt. For the hairy side a thin coat of 

 arsenical soap will suffice to protect it from parasites. The 

 third method is the one which Mr. Selous most highly 

 recommends and which I have also successfully tried my- 

 self. After the animal has been skinned, all fleshy parts 

 and fat are most carefully cut away, the lips cut thin, the 

 ears turned inside out, and the cartilage cleaned from all 

 meat and fat, after which the skin is stretched out by hand 

 on the ground or else sewed on to pegs, to be kept more 

 stretched. The inside of the skin is then rubbed over with 

 a thin, uniform coat of arsenical soap, which also with 

 advantage is applied to the hairy parts for the sake of bugs 

 and insects. 



Besides such trophies as skins of fur animals and ante- 

 lopes, tusks, horns, and heads of elephants, rhinos, hippos, 

 giraffes, and other large beasts, the feet of certain of 

 these animals are very valuable trophies. They can be 

 made up into umbrella stands, cigar boxes, inkstands, 

 card cases, and other souvenirs, and are very much valued 

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