CONTENTS. Xi 



CHAPTER III. 



PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS. 



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Preparation of Bones 103-1 1 1 



General directions 103 



Removing soft parts from alcoholic specimens 105 



Removal of soft parts by ants or De; mestes 105 



Putrefactive maceration in water 105 



Boiling in liquid soap 106 



Preparation of Skulls. 107 



Ceinenta for Bones and Teeth 107 



Preparation of Nutural Skeletons 108-109 



Flexible natural skeletons 109 



Preparation (f the Bones <f Young Animals 109 



Disarticulating Skulls 109 



Bleaching Bon es ... 110 



Preservation of Soft Parts 111-131 



Agents preventing decomposition Ill 



Ethyl Alcohol — Absolute and Commercial 113 



Table of percentages of alcohol 112 



Leading characteristics of alcohol 113 



Inflammability of alcohol and precautions against fire 114 



Determination of percentages of alcohol with the alcocimeter 114 



Determination of and changing the percentage of alcohol 115 



Table of the amount of alcohol and water to mix in order to obtain a 



required percentage 116 



Kind of water to mix with alcohol ... 116 



Use of Alcohol in Preserving Animals 117-131 



Bleeding the animal 117 



Opening the abdomen and expelling the faeces 118 



Injection of alcohol into the thorax and abdomen 118 



Injection of alcohol into the lungs, stomach an J iiitcstlag 119 



Injection of the arteries 119 



Treatment of Special Animals, Organs and Titsues 120 



Amount of Alcoh-'l requimlfor a Specimen 121 



Provisional Preparations 13 1 



Di'teriaration <f Alcohol 122 



Purification of alcohol by settling and filtration 123 



Alcohol Vapor as a Preservatice 138 



Methyl Alcohol or Wood Spirit 124 



Wickersheimer's Preservative Fluid 134 



Chloral Hydrate 124 



Brine 135 



Temporary Storage of Alcoholic Specimens 125 



L -akage and evaporation 125 



Glass dishes and boxes for specimens 126 



Exhihit'on or Permanent Storage of Alcoholic Specimens 126 



Metal cans, screw-tpp cans 126 



