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fleshy parts of the belly, are entirely separated, taking great care not to cut the 

 intestines. These must be next extracted, and all the blood and other moisture 

 dried up with cotton, sponge, or tow, with which the cavity of the body is to be 

 filled. Then draw down the neck within the skin until you can come at the 

 back of the skull, out of which cut a small piece, and extract the brains; and 

 having dried the cavity well with cotton dip a hair pencil in the liquid varnish, 

 and wash it well with it, and over it strew some of the dry compound, and fill it 

 up with cotton. Next apply the liquid to the outside of the skull close down to 

 the root of the bill, and over that also strew some of the powder; proceed in the 

 same manner with the neck, and then draw the skin back to its proper place, 

 having first moistened it on the inside with the liquid. 



We now proceed to the wings, the bony parts of which must be drawn so far 

 on the inside of the skin as that we may come at the whole length. Cut out 

 the most fleshy parts, or only make some longitudinal incisions into them, and 

 apply the liquor and powder as before; then connect the two wings by small wire 

 or strong thread well waxed; then (having removed the cotton that was put into 

 the cavity of the body to imbibe the moisture) proceed in the same manner with 

 the thighs, observing, if you cut away the flesh, to supply its place with cotton 

 moistened with the varnish. In order to cure the rump, make as many incisions 

 in it as may be, without weakening it too much, and having applied the materials 

 as in the other parts, a sharp wire must be run into it, and continued along the 

 under side of the back bone, to about two-thirds of the length of the body, in 

 order to support the tail; then, with a pencil, varnish over the back and inside 

 of the skin, and apply the powder. Stuff afterwards the cavities of the craw and 

 body with the following herbs, viz. tansy, wormwood, hops, and tobacco, of each 

 an equal quantity, well dried, and cut small. 



The next thing is to take particular notice of the breast. — Out of any soft 

 free wood, cut an artificial one as near the shape of it as possible; which being 

 fitted to its proper place, and moistened with the varnish, must be overlaid with 

 cotton; and the skin be drawn over it, being first varnished on the inside. In 

 sewing up the incision, observe to stick the needle always outwards; as you pro- 

 ceed, moisten the seam with some of the liquid ; and when finished, dispose the 

 feathers into their natural order. The eyes, must be extracted, as no art can 

 preserve them, so as to look full and lively, for the aqueous humour will dry up, 

 and of consequence the outward tunica become shrivelled and without lustre. In 

 extracting them, great care must be taken that none of the humour drop on the 

 plumage, as it would spoil wherever it touched; the best way is, to stick a sharp 

 pointed awl through each of them, and pluck them out together. They must be 

 laid aside in order to finish the artificial eyes by. Chuse for that purpose beads 

 of as large size as you can conveniently introduce into the orbits; take a long 



