86 TAXIDERMY AND MODELLING 



Dr. J. W. Williams, editor of The Naturalises Monthly, 

 kindly communicated the following : — 



" Melt together and apply hot, the edges of the cover being previously 

 ground, dipped in hot water, and well dried." 



The following has been found of great value in the 

 Leicester Museum : — 



78. — Shellac Composition (M.B.) 

 Best shellac . . . ' . . i oz. 



Rectified naphtha . . . . . 4 „ 



Digest in a water bath. 



With this, if not used too thick, very large and weighty 

 fossils or masses of rock may be joined, and will remain perman- 

 ently joined. When it becomes too thick, dilute with naphtha, 

 which will also remove any stains of shellac from the fossil. 



Symington! s Ceinent (Hamilton, Pathology, p. 53)- — " Evapo- 

 rate gold-size until it becomes considerably thicker than is 

 natural and add red lead to make into a paste. Dries in a 

 week and effectually fixes glass in which is spirit." 



79. — Lead Putty 



Red lead . . . • ) t- i _.. 



> Equal parts 

 • White lead . . . .) ^ ^ 



Boiled oil — A sufficient quantity to be added to make a stiff putty 



when beaten up. 



Useful for repairing leaks in tanks, etc. 



80.— Ordinary Putty 



Linseed-oil 

 Whiting 



beaten into a stiff mass, but more cheaply bought ready-made. 



