102 MANNER OF COLLECTING ANIMALS. 
destructive insects, so abundant in warm climates. Should 
flies have deposited their eggs in the lips of the quadrupeds 
_ or birds, these must be destroyed by spirit of turpentine. When 
a set of animals or birds are thoroughly dry, they should be 
packed in a box or case, which has been well joined. 
A journal ought to be kept detailing all circumstances con- — 
nected with the animals, the places in which they were killed, _ 
and the colour of their eyes, together with any information that 
can be procured of their habits from the natives. People are 
too apt to forget particulars when engaged in such varied pur- 
suits, and the sooner they are committed to paper the better. 
When the traveller arrives in Airica, he will meet with ani- 
mals of the largest size; such as the Elephant, Rhinoceros, 
' Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Quagga, Urus, Bubulus, Condoma, as 
well as large Antelopes and Deer. He will unquestionably 
find some difficulty in his endeavours to bring with him the 
skins of these animals, as in that country it is even trouble- 
| some, in many cases to transport the necessaries of life. But 
the ardour of the zealous naturalist will here be increased 
by beholding such splendid specimens as he can never meet 
with elsewhere. All his energies will be strengthened, and 
every sacrifice made to enable him to transport the fruits of his 
toils. 
We need only to recur to the zeal manifested by Le Vaillant 
in his travels, and the rapturous delight experienced by him, 
when he first beheld, and killed the Giraffe. He brought this 
large skin from Caffraria, where he killed the animal, a distance 
of two hundred leagues from the Cape of Good Hope. 
Should the traveller, accidentally, or in pursuit of natural 
| objects, find himself possessed of the carcase of one of these 
large and fine animals, he would deeply regret not being 
able to fetch away the skin from want of a knowledge how 
to separate it from the body. We shall, therefore, sup- 
pose that he has killed an animal the size of a Bull. He 
must first make an incision under the belly, in the form of a 
double cross. The central line must reach from the chin to 
the anus ; the two other transverse cuts must reach from one 
| foot to the other. These are always made inside, so that the 
seams may be less conspicuous when the animal is mounted. 
When the skin is stuffed, the hoofs are detached by» laying 
