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on its belly, and pin it down in a box or on a piece 

 of wood to dry, by one pin through the nose, one 

 through each foot (drawing the forefeet forward and 

 the hind feet back, and turning the pads downwards), 

 and two crossways over the tail (Fig. 31). 



Write out and tie a label on the skull, having 

 carefully removed without breaking from the trunk, 

 and leave it to dry. 



In medium and large beasts a certain amount of 

 meat can be roughed off, but do not boil them, and 

 be careful of breaking small bones. 



Large beasts should be skinned and dried as if 

 for rugs, but avoid overstretching them. 



If time can be found the sportsman should get 

 some lessons from a practical man on all these matters, 

 as seeing birds and animals skinned and made up 

 will convey more rapidly to the beginner the exact 

 idea than hosts of books on the subject. 



