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THE AMERICAN MOOSE 



Single horns, or portions of them, may be made 

 into wall brackets or candelabra. An antler 

 which has been dropped by its wearer in the 

 woods is usually found whitened by exposure to 

 the weather. The dark color may be restored by 

 the use of a strong solution of permanganate of 

 potash, applied with a brush. This solution has 

 a purplish color. It is not a pigment, however. 



Dewclaw Bones of Moose 



but merely an oxidizing agent, and restores to the 

 horn the original brownish color 



Two excellent paper cutters are carried by every 

 moose in each fore leg. They are the dewclaw 

 bones, and lie side by side just above the dew- 

 claws. They are usually seven or eight inches long. 

 They are easily removed, dried, cleaned, and 

 polished. If necessary the cutting side may be 

 filed down to a little sharper edge. The dewclaw 

 bones in the hind legs are too short to be of use. 

 A handle made from a prong of a moose or deer 

 horn may be attached to the paper cutter. The 



