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end of each of these five pieces, and the point 

 should be triangular, in order to penetrate the more 

 easily. At the unpointed extremity of the longest 

 of these five pieces, we form a ring, large enough 

 to pass the little finger through, bending the wire 

 back on itself a turn and half with a round pin- 

 cer. We form a similar ring on the same wire, so 

 as to come between the animal's shoulders, and, for 

 the sake of certainty, we measure it on the body 

 itself; this last ring is formed by one entire turn. 

 The rest of this iron stem must be quite straight, 

 and pointed triangularly at the end. The irons 

 thus prepared, we provide ourselves with a quantity 

 of chopped tow, and some little sticks or pieces of 

 wire, with which we thrust in this stuffing. 



The skin of the monkey being extended on the 

 table, we take the end of the nose with the left 

 hand ; thrusting it again into the skin, we receive 

 the bony head with the right hand, which we have 

 introduced into the neck. We anoint it with the 

 preservative, and then introduce some chopped flax, 

 with pincers or forceps, about every part of the head 

 where flesh or muscles existed. After which we 

 pass the long piece of iron wire into the middle of 

 the skull, we anoint the skin of the head with a 

 small brush, and restore it to its place. We then 

 anoint (always the inner surface,) the skin of the 

 neck, and stuff it with chopped flax, not putting too 

 much, for we should increase the size beyond its 



