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seeps drawn into the shell, but because the shieltle =“ upper 
lower) are unit yy a membrane, easily separated. 
You make an incision in the middle of the soft skin of the belly, 
then where the shield ends, carry it along = same to one of 
the sides, separate the connecting membra ntinue 
the cut at some little distance from the edge * the shield, to the 
bottom of the neck ; endeavour to separate the bones that are 
attached within, to the breast plate, and draw it open as far as 
it will stretch, in order to take out the entrails. In the annexed 
plate, fic. 1, this incision is designated by the line @ a; nowsep- 
arate feden within, but without i injuring the skin, the neck from — 
the body ; strip the skin off from it up to the head, separate 
it here too ; then draw out the brains, by making an opening 
at the point where the eset of the neck were 
We next are to separate from within, the bones ofthe 
fore fins or legs from the other bones that are fixed to the 
breast plate, so that the skin of the limbs down to the toes 
may be stripped. As at the neck, so down to the very ex- 
tremities ; nothing must be left in the shell; even the muscular 
= must be entirely removed. The hi ved. legs and the tail be- 
from the upper shell, to sees ‘they are grown, 
t injuring the skin, are also to stripped to — 
tremities. 
But he who has never seen a tortoise dissected, in acitig 
the above, will hit upon many Ceca in the structure 
of the internal parts, that may easily make a novice in such 
labor start. On this account, I aevive none but the more 
ance to engage in this branch of stuffing. For, if I 
so id as s intelligible to the former, as +f could 
ut reset ——— _ 
animals, will readily discover a way to o 
ties he may encounter in this department. 
-All flesh and fat being entirely removed eal? aides the 
skin is to be rubbed on on the inner side, with some dry preserv: 
wh “ine or ashes, and ten the ski of te 
limbs is - be turned sight side out. ag commences the 
