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and the hind legs and tail. For this take tow, cut up fine, 
which is shoved by a stick lite by little, into the part, and 
by pressing and turning from without, as well as_ by assist- 
ance of the stick within, try to give .each its natural shape 
again. Then let the body be filled up with tow properly, 
and sew up the opening through which the stuffing has 
been performed, neatly. If it is intended to give the animal 
a standing or creeping attitude, wires must be introduced in- 
to the legs, as taught in the stuffing of quadrupeds ; also, to 
prevent shrinking, let the fin-like feet be stretched out prop- 
erly. The animal being then sufficiently dried in the oven, 
_ let it be daubed over with lac or varnish of colophony. once 
or twice, and then it may be placed or. hung up free, or im 
a glass closet, so that the shells are either in a horizontal or 
vertical position, in which case the wire may be but weak. 
I have seen tortoises with two incisions through which the 
stripping and removing of the internal parts had been perform- 
ed, viz: one began at the toes of one of the four feet, ran 
along its upper side, up the leg, over the neck to the toes of 
the other leg. A second cut ran across the hind legs and 
tail close to the back shell, and parallel with its hinder edge, 
and. by this opening, the remaining entrails and the tail were 
n outs The shells in this way retained their connexion, 
and the whole animal was drawn by two openings. Butit is 
certainly more difficult to fix the limbs of animals, thus treat- 
wait in their natural posture, and to conceal by dexterous 
wing, this long. incision, than in the manner first men- 
das which I prefer by far. 
The second division of turtles, the river tortoisesy. are -ebar- 
acterized chiefly by having feet adapted for swimming, that 
is, their feet have real toes armed with nails, claws, and pow 
by webs. In them the two shells are joined. bya 
brane, and besides, are strengthened by two hinges, (ane 
ar, which may, however, be pretty poaniip ageiee T es 
‘ ae by the oot a Os 
The — division, land - tort managed with. she 
greatest difficulty. They differ ine the others in having 
thick club-shaped feet, armed with long nails, and also in 
aving the upper hollow shell connected with the lower by 
4 e ossified seams. - eu: close junction can be divided 
and could the cut afterwards be completely 
