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cut off an inch or two from the extremit}-. The 

 body may be preserved in spirits, in order to 

 show the moveable ribs and flexibility of the 

 spine. 



The skin, thus freed from the body, must be 

 examined and cleared from flesh and fat, and the 

 head cleaned as well as possible. The preser- 

 vative powder may be used where anj^ muscular 

 ligaments or flesh remain, and the soap may be 

 applied to the skin, which must then be hung 

 up in the air. If, £ifter a day or two, any 

 moisture should appear, it must be absorbed by 

 a cloth, and more powder applied, until every 

 part is dry. In these operations, the scales, &c. 

 should be attended to, and if displaced by skin- 

 ning or otherwise, they should be pressed into 

 their exact position, before the skin is perfectly 

 dry. 



Lizards, alligators, frogs, &c. &c. may be 



