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Pre5ervative a Taxidermy 



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By £ + B + Webster. 

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A manual setting forth in a clear, .concise manner the process of 

 "Embalming," so called. Gives recipes for compound and con- 

 tains chapters on making skins and skeletons. Price 50 cts. 



FROM J. A. SING LEY. 



I have looked over your "Preservative Taxidermy" carefully and 

 can only say that if those who prefer preserving their birds by this 

 method instead of skinning and mounting will carefully read and 

 follow your method they cannot fail to do creditable work. The 

 main objection to the preservative method is the liability of the 

 birds to shrink while drying but I believe the method you give will 

 obviate this defect. 



FROM OLIVER DAVIE. 



In regard to this method I cannot speak to any degree from prac- 

 tical experience. Have never done a great deal with it myself but 

 I know of some who make a grand success in preserving birds and 

 the smaller quadrupeds. I have some specimens of birds which' I 

 prepared teu years ago with the Embalming Process and they ap- 

 pear to be in as good shape as the day they were preserved. 



I have carefully read over your treatise on the Embalming Meth- 

 od and find it indeed very clearly and concisely stated. I do not 

 see how any person, even the greenest hand, can fail to do satis- 

 factory work with the clear manner in which you have laid it down 

 in your treatise. I congratulate you on the same. 



E. C. GREENWOOD. 



Have read your manual over carefully and although you express 

 many good ideas regarding taxidermy there is a part of your meth- 

 od wirh which I have never had any experience as I always remove 

 entire body and insert a substitute of hard wound grass. I would 

 suggt-sr that clay is far better than putty for modeling; also paint 

 legs and bills first with arsenical soap, then a second coat of crude 

 carboli- acid preserves the natural color of beak and legs. This I 

 liHve tried of late with flue result on some Eoseate Spoonbills. 

 Stains are preferable to pains. From vour humble servant, 



E. C. G. 



R. E. RACHFoRD & SON. 



We have carefully examined Manual of Taxidermy and heartily 

 endorse it. ami will cheerfully recommend it to our brethren in the 

 ornithological field. 



A. E. KIBBE. 



Am pleased to say that it, makes the process very plain and dis- 

 tinct It will speak for itself. 



