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very well, but will feel the want of others as he becomes more 

 expert. 



The materials absolutely required are tow, wadding, hemp, 

 needles and thread, clay, wire of different sizes — those for small 

 objects being at first sufficient, ranging, say, between Nos. 24 

 and IS, — pins, pieces of thin card, pieces of wood, nails, screws, 

 preservatives (Formulae 57 and 59), and artificial eyes. 



Whatever tools are procured, let them be of the best shape 

 and quality, remembering that whilst an experienced performer 

 may do well with poor tools, an inferior or unskilled one is 

 severely handicapped by them. 



