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THE SHIKARI 



The ears, lips, and nose still require a little more 

 attention. Catch hold of the exposed cartilage of the 

 ear and with both the thumb and knife work the 

 skin back till the skin is free from the flesh, cut off 

 all the flesh, leaving the cartilage. Split the lips and 

 remove the superfluous flesh, but not the lip itself 

 and be careful not to cut the outside skin. Free the 

 cartilage of the nose from the skin; cut away the 

 greater part of it. 



The eyelid in large animals will also need splitting 



Fig. 13. 



and the thick flesh removed. Finally, scrape or cut 

 away all flesh and fat adhering to the rest of the skin. 

 Now rub in thoroughly the preservative, especially in 

 the eyes, ears, lips, and nose. 



Lay the skin out flat but do not peg it ; pull the 

 ears back into their natural place, take a wisp of 

 rough grass or other material and push it loosely up 

 into the head so that the air can circulate freely, and 

 lay it out to dry (Fig. 13). 



Examine it every now and then and see that any 



