HINTS ON TAXIDERMY, ETC 



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In sending skins home from temperate regions I have 

 never found it necessary to use any preservative against insects 

 other than the powdered alum with which the skins are 



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Wapiti head 



i, 2, and 3 indicate the brow, bay, and tray antlers respectively ; 4, indicates the line 

 along which a head should be measured for length ; 5, the line along which to mea- 

 sure for span ; 6, where to measure for girth. 



dressed ; but in hot climates more elaborate precautions are 

 necessary, and a liberal dose of spirits of turpentine should be 

 applied externally from time to time. 



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