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Mix the whole together, and keep it in a glafs 

 veffel flopped clofe. Some of this is to be 

 ftrewed upon the infide of the {kin and cavity of 

 the head, after they have been waftied with the 



varnifh. 



The other dry compofition (y) is made of equal 

 quantities of tanfy, wormwood, hops, and to- 

 bacco, which are to be cut fmall and mixed to- 

 gether; with this the cavities of the craw and 

 body are to be ftuffed. He likewife directs an 

 artificial breaft to be made of foft wood, and 

 fitted to the proper place, after being moiftened 

 with the varnifh (z). 



I thought it might be acceptable to lay before 

 the reader, the above methods, which were 

 praclifed, fome years fince in this country ; but 

 at prefent, a very fimple one is purfued, which is 

 at the fame time preferable. 



In preferving all animals, the principal objefts 

 fhould be to remove not only the flefh of the fub- 

 jecl but likewife as much as poffible, the bones, 

 which are equally liable to putrefcency, and to 

 invite infecls. In fhort, after opening the bird, 



(y) This is entirely ufelefs, and forms a lefs foft and 

 fmooth Huffing than cotton or tow, which on that account 

 are preferable. The reader will obferve the difficulty and 

 expence of following this complex method recommended by 

 Kuckahn ; it is indeed furprifmg that his prolix directions 

 mould be admitted at large into the Philofophical Tranf- 

 actions. 



fzj It mule be almoft impracticable to proportion an artifical 

 breaft exactly of the natural fize and lhape; cotton or tow an- 



fvvers every purpofe with lefs trouble ; 



by 



