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DEER, ANTELOPES, AND GOATS, &C. 



These animals should be mounted on the same principles as 

 recommended for the Bears, in Order IV. A different mode 

 must, however, be adopted in skinning the animals, which the 

 horns render necessary. It is performed in the ordinary man- 

 ner until the operator reaches the neck. After cutting as near 

 the head as possible, another incision must be made, com- 

 mencing under the chin, which is continued to the bottom of 

 the neck, or from eight to ten inches in length. By this open- 

 ing, the remainder of the neck is separated from the head ; 

 the tongue is cut out, and the occipital orifice enlarged, and 

 the brain extracted thereby. The lips are now cut as near as 

 possible to the jaw-bories, and the operator must continue pro 

 gressively ascending towards the forehead, and in this manner 

 all the skin will be separated from the head, except at the nose, 

 or point of the muzzle. All the muscles are next removed by 

 the scalpel, and the skull well anointed with arsenical soap. 

 The muscles which have been cut out are then imitated with 

 chopped flax or cotton, which may be attached to the bones 

 with cement. When this is done, the head must be replaced 

 within the skin. The orifice under the neck must now be 

 sewed up with fine stitches, so that the hair may spread over 

 them to conceal the seam. The whole other parts of the 

 mounting is completed as directed for the Bear. 



THE ELK 



Being an animal of stupendous size, should be mounted on 

 a model the same as the Elephant. 



Some of the smaller species of Antelopes may be put up in 

 the same manner as the Cat, but using stronger wires. 



THE URUS, BISON, BUFFALO 



And other large animals, to be mounted in the same manner 

 as the Elephant. But their skins should be deeply imbued 

 with turpentine. 



