BEARS. 17 



Procure a bar, one inch thick, two inches broad, and as long 

 as to reach horizontally from the shoulders to the connexion 

 of the thighs, or os pubis. A hole is bored, four inches distant 

 from one of its ends, from which a connecting groove must be 

 formed, extending on both sides to the end of the plank next 

 the hole ; this groove must be cut out with a hollow chissel, 

 deep enough to receive the wire. The wire is then passed 

 through it, one end of which is just left long enough to be 

 twisted with the other, at the end of the plank. The wire on 

 both sides is now pressed down into the grooves, and twisted 

 firmly together, by the aid of a pair of strong pincers. Pierce 

 some holes obliquely into the groove, and insert some wire, 

 nails into them, which must be firmly driven home, and then 

 bent over the wires to keep them firm. The longest end of 

 the wire should be at least eighteen inches beyond the bar, 

 so as to pass through the skull of the animal. 



The use of this bar, it will be observed, is as a substitute for 

 the central or supporting wires of the body. Two other holes 

 are now bored into it, the one two, arid the other three, inches 

 from the end which we first pierced ; these are for the recep- 

 tion of the wires of the fore-legs : and two similar holes must 

 be made at the other extremity of the bar, for receiving the 

 wires of the hind legs. 



Bears always support themselves on the full expansion of 

 their dilated paws, so that it is necessary to bring the leg-wires 

 out at the claws. The leg-wires are bent at right angles, for 

 a length of five inches from the upper end. These are put 

 through the holes in the bar, and when they have passed 

 through they are curved again. Two small gimlet-holes are then 

 made for the reception of smaller wire, by which the leg-wires 

 must be bound together close to the bar. The fore-leg wires 

 are fixed in the same manner, which completes the frame- 

 work. 



This seems to be the most simple manner which could be 

 devised, for obtaining the end in view, and is that practised at 

 the Laboratory of the Jardin des Plantes, at Paris. No other 

 means are used for middle-sized animals, such as the Lion, 

 Tiger, Leopard, &c. The stuffing is completed as in other 

 quadrupeds. 



As the Dog, Wolf, Hyaena, Fox, &c. belong to this order, 

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