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merely ripping open the skin on the forehead for 

 five inches. The third shell had killed him, except 

 for the convulsive heaving that was finally stilled 

 by the small bullet in the base of the brain. 



The skinning was interesting. All the fat in 

 certain parts of the body was saved, for East Indi- 



As I Planned to Look in the Photograph of "My First Lion " 



ans bid high for it and use it as a lubricant for 

 rheumatic pains. The two shoulder blades are al- 

 ways saved and are considered a valuable trophy. 

 They are little bones three inches long, unattached 

 and floating, and have long since ceased to perform 

 any function in the working of the body. The 

 broken tooth was found and saved, and, of course, 

 a photograph was taken. My gunbearer took the 



