Guide to Taxideijmy 



it appears inside. Turn the leg inside out down to 

 the wri.'t joint and wind about the bone and wire 

 with tow, winding it firaily with cops to conform 

 with his natural leg; this should be wound way to 

 the end of the bone so as to complete the leg to its 

 junction wath the body. Insert the point of the 

 wire at the spot corresponding to the shoulder and 

 push it through tie body, pulling the leg down on 

 the wire su-Kciently to allow the latter to extend 

 through about three inches on the opposite side. 

 Turn the wire long enough to draw back through 

 the body and clinch again. Wire the hind legs in 

 precisely the same way. winding them to their 

 proper shape and clinching the wire through the 

 body twice. Dip the rounded end of the tail wire 

 into yo'jr arsenical soap can; insert this and into 

 the opening cf the tail and you will find it will read- 

 ily push the whole length; if it sticks at any point, 

 a little judicious twisting of the wire, while holding 

 the skin of the tail firmly at the obstruction, will 

 easily force it through. 



When the rounded end brings up against the tip 

 of the tail, twist it as though you were using an 

 awl, and you can bore right through. Push the 





