Guide to Taxidermy 



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in the use of p<apier-mache is in lightness, which 

 amounts to little after your specimen is done and 

 on the wall, and is more apt to shrink or warp under 

 weather changes. 



For use^ plaster-of-paris is mixed to about the 

 consistency of cream, with water. It hardens very 

 quickly, so must be worked rapidly. We advise not 

 mixing more than a pint at a time until you are used 

 to working it. Apply with a putty knife or wooden 

 paddle, evenly and smoothly covering the whole 

 neck. You will have to mix several lots before your 

 work is completed, so quickly does it harden. 



Model the nose to as nearly the size and shape 

 of the original as you can, making allowance for 

 the thickness of the skin that is to cover it. Have 

 the eyes in readiness, and put a dab of plaster u. 

 each eye-socket; as soon as it commences to har- 

 den set one eye in the center of each socket, being 

 sure that they both slant the same way and that the 

 23upils are horizontal. It is a neat piece of work to 

 get both eyes in exactly the right position. Usually 

 you will have to do one of them over several times, 

 until you get used to it. As soon as you have both 

 eyes firmly and evenly planted, you can add a 





