MAKING SKINS OF MAMMALS. 8/ 
cut through into the exterior surface ; pull down 
the edges, cut between the lids and eye-sockets 
down to the lips, cut between these and the bone, 
but near the latter, thus removing the skin entirely 
from the skull ; cover the skin well with preserva- 
tive, after removing all fat and surplus bits of 
flesh. Then turn the skin, detach the skull from 
the body, by carefully cutting between the atlas, 
the last vertebra joint, and the skull. The skull 
should be boiled to remove all the flesh and brain ; 
or, if this cannot readily be done, and if the mam- 
mal be very small, roll it in preservative, and lay it 
one side ; if the animal be large, cut off all the flesh 
possible, and work out the brain through the open- 
ing in the base of the skull. It is always, however, 
best to remove the flesh by boiling ; after which 
care should be taken to tie the lower jaw firmly to 
the upper. 
Section II.: Skinning Large Mammals. — 
Large mammals should be skinned by making a 
cross incision down the entire length of the breast, 
between the fore-legs to the vent, then down the 
under side of each leg quite to the feet. Remove 
the skin but leave in two bones and the joints in 
each leg. In removing the horns of a deer or other 
ruminant, make cross cuts between the horns, 
