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ZOOLOGY. 



Pect XI. 



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If the female parte are in a state of impregnation, the 

 whole are to be taken out as before described, without 

 opening the uterus imless for the purpose of admitting 

 the spirit for the preservation of its contents, v/here of 



large size. 



The young of very large animals, as whales, seals^ the 

 walrus, elephants* -.ic, and all foetuses or abortions, should 

 be preseryed entire : but if a young cetaceous animal be too 

 large, the tail may be cut off below the anus, and the 

 body put into spirit ; and if this should be too big for one 

 cask, the head may be taken off and preserved in another. 



Of a full-grown whale, or other large animal, the fol- 

 lowing part^ should be preserved :— 



The eyes^ with the surrounding 

 muscles and fat. in an entirt- mass. 



skin, their 

 The organs of hear- 



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The brain. SectiouB of the spinal chord. 



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The 



supra-renal glands. The ganglions of the sympathetic 



nerve. The beginning of the aorta and pulmonary artery 

 for the valves. 



The moanmse of the female, with part of the surround- 

 ing skin ; also the ovaria and uterus. The foetus, when 

 found ^n the belly ^ to be taken out with the whole of the 

 uterus, vagina, ovaria, &c. 



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In skinning quadrupeds the skull and leg bones should 

 pay? be retained = The first incision should be made 

 from, the breast along the middle of the abdomen : the 

 skin is then easily separated from the body by the finger, 

 occasionally helped with the ki.Ife. Upon reaching the 

 legs, they should be cut through, the fore legs by the 



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