MOUNTING MAMMALS. 9 1 



This surface may be covered with a thin layer of 

 clay or of papier-mache, if a very nice smooth 

 surface is required, in case of short-haired mam- 

 mals. Cut four wires for the legs and one for the 

 tail. Run the wire up the front legs, and tie them 

 firmly to the bone with fine wire, especially at the 

 joints. Now wind each leg with cotton, hemp, or 

 tow to the size and form of the muscles removed. 

 In order to get the legs very exact, one may be 

 wound before the muscles of the other be removed, 

 and measurements may thus be taken. The legs 

 may be also covered with papier-mache or a thin 

 layer of clay in short-haired mammals. Now 

 place the body in position, taking care that the 

 wire of the head goes the entire length of the 

 body, and is firmly clinched. 



The wires of the front legs should enter the 

 body at the proper point on the shoulder. The 

 wires of the hind legs should also enter the body 

 at the point near the back, where they join the 

 natural body. Run a wire the entire length of the 

 tail and fasten in the lower end of the body. See 

 that all wires are firmly clinched, and sew up 

 the orifice. Bend the legs into as natural a posi- 

 tion as possible, and insert the wires protruding 

 from the soles of the feet into the holes in the 



