462 lewis' AMERICAN SPORTSMAN". 



of the shell, it is recommended to introduce into the egg, by 

 means of the pipe, a small quantity of a strong solution of corro- 

 sive sublimate in spirits, which, being shaken up for a moment 

 or so, may be drawn out as before. Care should be taken nei- 

 ther to draw too hard nor too suddenly upon the solution, as we 

 may thus get a small portion of it in our mouth, which, by 

 the by, will not prove so agreeable as a sip of golden sherry. 

 A very little practice, however, in the use of the pipe will make 

 all things go right. 



A handsome and shiny appearance may be given to the egg 

 by putting on, with a camel's hair brush, a light coating of 

 mastic or copal varnish. Colored eggs should be brushed over 

 with a solution of gum Arabic, as the varnish may impair the 

 color. 



TO PRESERVE WINGED BIRDS FROM FATAL HEMORRHAGE. 



If we should wing a Bird, and wish to preserve its life, it will 

 be proper to examine it careful]}^, more particularly if it be a 

 small Bird, to see if the hemorrhage is likely to prove fatal. If 

 such be the case, it will be necessary to immediately secure the 

 bloodvessels by a ligature, which can be very easily accom- 

 plished by examining the following drawing, and adopting the 

 means yet to be described. 



If the wound be high up at the point e, pass a needle, armed 

 with a piece of waxed silk or thread, slightly under the skin, 

 but near to the bone just above the wound, and drawing the 

 two ends together around the bone, tie them. The pressure 

 thus exerted by the ligature on the humerus will be quite suflfi- 



