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RECREA TION. 



Smooth the feathers, place the wings close 

 to the body, pretty well forward so they will 

 lie smoothly, and tie the elbow-joints to- 

 gether. See that all the feathers are in their 

 place, and tie the bill together with a piece 

 of thread. Gross the legs and tie a strip of 

 paper to them, on which has been written 

 all necessary data, such as sex, date, locality, 

 etc. 



Place the skin in a paper cone of the 

 right size, and your work is finished. 



Do your work well and carefully. If you 

 use plenty of plaster of paris on the body, 

 while skinning, you will avoid getting 

 grease and blood on the feathers. Any 

 dealer in taxidermist's supplies can furnish 

 you with all the tools and materials you may 

 require. 



ESKIMO HANDIWORK. HUNTING AND FISHING OUTFIT, 



I send you herewith a photograph of an 

 Eskimo hunting outfit. I had 4 of these 

 brought down from Alaska, last year. The 

 outfit includes a kyack (or walrus hide 

 boat), bird, fish, seal, bear, and walrus 

 spears and a reindeer sled. The boats are 

 16 to 20 feet long, weigh 28 to 35 pounds, 

 and beside being curious, are the finest 

 duck boats I ever saw. They are not only 

 light weight, but are of a dead moss color, 

 strong, tough, and well made. The sharp 

 point glides easily through grass and 

 sedge; they are overdecked, and draw but 

 little water. 



The spears all have points made from 

 walrus ivory. The sled has bone soles on 

 the runners; all the points are lashed with 

 walrus hide, while the ribs are made from 

 reindeer horns. 



W. F. Sheard, Tacoma, Wash. 



If you feel kindly disposed toward Rec- 

 reation, always mention it when answer- 

 ing ads. It is a great help to the magazine. 



AMATEUR FLASHLIGHT PHOTO BY CHAS. HUGHES. 



STARTLED. 



Is there not a farmer, a woodsman, or a 

 guide, somewhere, who has at some time 

 been kind to you, and to whom you would 

 like to show your appreciation? Then 

 send him Recreation. It will tickle him 

 a whole year, and you will never miss the 

 dollar. 



