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hands. One of these will do the work within the 
head, and the other that without : for the lips re- 
quire to be re-formed with a beautiful rotundity ; 
and this can only be effected by means of the inner 
and the outer irons working in opposite directions. 
During the actual operation, the animal need not be 
kept in its original position. A smaller animal may 
be placed on the operators lap: the larger may be 
thrown on the ground, or on the table. Every day 
the nose, and lips, and orbits ought to be touched 
with the oil and turpentine, in order to keep them 
moist. At first, after you have used the working- 
iron in every quarter where it is required, there will 
be no appearance of a re-formation of the features. 
Nevertheless, in the due course of time, as the skin 
stiffens, the artist will see the features gradually 
appear; and every day he will be more and more 
content with his work. At last, the skin will retain 
the slightest impression communicated to it by the 
touch of the working-iron. Thus the artist will 
have it fully in his power to reproduce wrinkles, or 
warts, or hollows, or a smooth surface, just as occa- 
sion may require. 
The fur will be equally under his command. He 
will raise it, or depress it, according to circumstances, 
and it will retain the position ever after. Thus, a 
stuffed cat in anger will exhibit a tail of the same 
extraordinary bulk which it does when a dog threat- 
ens its existence. 
All animals ought to be well washed in soap and 
water, with a hard brush, before they are skinned. 
