The Taxidermist at Work 



The taxidermist has some unpleasant work 

 to do in the preparation of the animal for 

 mounting. The bony structure of the head 

 must be carefully cleaned out and scraped free 

 from all particles of flesh. Then it is washed 

 in carbolic acid. The skin also must be care- 

 fully scraped on the inside and "cured" 



Scraping the skeleton. After this is done the 

 taxidermist works over it with tow or clay to 

 get the proper contour. When the worked- 

 over skull has dried and set, the skin is drawn 

 over it and finished off so carefully that, 

 when the hunter receives his trophy, it seems 

 just as it appeared in its native haunts 



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