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MAMMALIA. 



to be filled up with some spirituous liquor, as gin, 

 or, what is preferable when it can be procured, 

 proof-spirit diluted with half its bulk of water. 

 If no spirit can be had, strong brine must be 

 adopted. In respect to their retaining their na- 

 tural colour, brine is even preferable to spirituous 

 liquors for preserving the specimens. To skin 

 the larger mammalia, make an incision in a straight 

 line along the belly, from the vent to the throat, 

 and detach the skin carefully with the knife. 

 The skull and the bones of the legs and feet are 

 to be left ; the brain, eyes and tongue must be 

 extracted, and as little fat as possible be suffered 

 to remain adhering to the inside of the skin, 

 which is then to be dressed with arsenical soap, 

 for the mode of making and applying which see 

 note at end. If, however, some fat remain which 

 cannot well be got rid of, strew it over with 

 powdered tan, or the bark of oak, willow, &c., 

 previously to applying the soap. The ears, lips 

 and feet of large mammalia should, when practi- 

 cable, be well anointed with spirits of turpentine, 



