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of hides are liable to the attacks of insects, unless preserved 

 in some way. We would, therefore, recommend the use of 

 the arsenical soap as in other skins. 



ANT-EATERS. 



The great Ant- Eater (Myrmecophega jubataj, has a long 

 prehensile tail, with long flowing hairs. The tail must foe 

 supported by a much longer tail-bearer than that of other quad- 

 rupeds generally. The tongue is very long and protractile, and 

 ought to be drawn out of the mouth as if in the act of 

 catching Ants. 



THE DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS ( OmitflOTincTlUS TV/US.) 



In stuffing this animal, attention must be paid to showing 

 as much as possible its cheek pouches, a characteristic of the 

 genus. 



ORDER VIIL PACHYDERMATA. 



The animals of this Order are mostly of gigantic size, and 

 have very thick skins. At the head of this Order is 



THE ELEPHANT. 



Various methods have been devised for the mounting and 

 stuffing of Elephants. The best plan is that which was adopt- 

 ed, with the elegant specimen now in the Jardin du Roi 

 at Paris. 



The dead Elephant being extended on the ground, the di- 

 mensions were all taken, and correctly noted at the time. M. 

 Lassaigne, cabinet-maker to the establishment, invented a 

 large rule for that purpose, which was somewhat like a shoe- 

 maker's size-stick. The different curves of the back, belly, 

 neck, &c., were taken by bars of lead of three quarters of an 

 inch in thickness. This metal is much better adapted than 

 any other for that and similar purposes, as it has no elasticity, 

 it retains any shape into which it is put. 



M. Demoulins made a drawing of the animal from these 



