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iafuperaWe difficulties when he attempts to put 
the ikin into form ; and the ftufFed figure thus 
made, which he places in his cabinet, very 
little refembles the animal it is intended to re« 
prefent. 
I had now to dry the &in of my giraffe, re- 
move its greafe, and deftroy every fermenta- 
tive caufe capable of rotting or damaging it. 
With this defign I direded large fires to be 
made, that 1 might have plenty of aihes. Thefe 
afhes I ftrewed over the fkin, taking care that 
they covered it equally and completely. In 
this ftate it remained a whole night ; and, for 
fear fome hysena fhould come in the dark and 
devour part of it, I pitched my tent clofe to 
my treafure. 
The diffedion of the head and hoofs em- 
ployed me all the next day, becaufe I would 
receive no affiftance but that of Klaas. The 
hoofs gave me little trouble ; but with the head 
it was otherv/ife. With regard to the latter, 
we firft began by raifing the fkin of the cheeks 
and jaws, and removing the flefh underneath^ 
the place of which we fupplied by wadding, 
to reftore and preferve the fliape. The eyes 
were treated in much the fame way. After 
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