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stand or perch ; bend the body in position, insert 

 the eyes, arranging the lids carefully over them, 

 taking care the eye has the proper form in the 

 corners. 



Arrange the eyelids and ears by occasionally 

 moulding them into form as they dry. Smooth 

 the tail carefully and attend to all the little de- 

 tails, such as spreading the toes etc., etc., and 



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Fig. 17. 



carefully watch them from day to day, until the 

 animal becomes perfectly dry. 



Section II.: Large Mammals. — In drawing 

 the lines between mammals mounted as described 

 above and the present method, it may be well to 

 remark that the one now given is the best in all 

 cases, but requires rather too much time to be used 

 with very small specimens. Have five large wires 

 or bolts of a suitable size to support the mammal 

 mounted, cut to the proper length, and cut a screw 

 on either end for about two inches (Fig. 17, a). 



