TIGER SLAYER BY ORDER 



neck. Make the incision up the hack of the neck and over 

 the head between the ears, till the horns are reached^ — if 

 these are wide apart, cut between them — right and left, 

 canying the incision right round the base of each horn. 

 In separating the skin from the " bur " or base, be careful 

 that the knife does not slip, especially in the region of the 

 eyeUds, nostrils, and ears. After the mask has been 

 removed, cleanse it thoroughly of all fat and flesh, and rub 

 in alum or wood-ash, the eyes, etc., being treated with 

 arsenical soap, and then leave the mask to dry in the shade. 



Bison and buffalo, as well as the larger Indian and 

 African antelope, are very difficult to preserve owing to 

 the remarkable thickness of their skins, but by making 

 several incisions from the inside, to enable the preservative 

 to penetrate the skin thoroughly, this difficulty can be 

 overcome. 



Even when set up it is a great mistake to expose head 

 or skins to strong sunlight as they soon fade and so lose 

 their striking appearance. This particularly applies to 

 lion and tiger skins, these being more susceptible than 

 those of other animals. 



All trophies such as heads and skins should be carefully 

 brushed at least once a week, and during the moth season, 

 constantly sprinkled with turpentine; a neglect of these 

 precautions may result in a valuable skin being ruined. 



As an example of what may happen if trophies are 

 neglected, I may mention that being busy for some days 

 I had paid no attention to my trophy-room — a photograph 

 of which is given — and found that during this time, a robin, 

 entering through a broken window, had built its nest in 

 my lion's mane ! 



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