Guide to Taxidermy 



or patches of hair on animals that need repairing, 

 but pulverized glue is much the best for making 

 bases. You can produce it of any dealer in hard- 

 ware. It has to be made in a glue-pot or double 

 pail. Two lard pails, one that will go in the other 

 with an inch all around, make an excellent glue- 

 pot. A quart of water and half a pound of glue 

 (or in that proportion) are placed in the small pail 

 and this is set in the large one, which must be half 

 full of water. It must be heated on the stove until 

 the glue melts. It should be of a consistency to 

 run readily but not be watery. It is applied with 

 a stiff-bristle brush. 



Glycerine and Carbolic Acid 

 Solution 



By means of this solution, specimens after hav- 

 ing been skinned can be kept for several months in 

 a soft state, and require little or no further relax- 

 ation before mounting. It is very useful for a busy 

 collector on a long field journey as it saves him 

 much time and the skins can be packed flat thus 

 saving a great deal of room. 



The solution is made of 2-3 glycerine and 1-3 

 carbolic acid. It should be thoroughly applied 

 with a soft brush to every part of the inside skin 

 of your specimen. If you are careful you can cover 

 the inside of the skin and get none on the fur or 



