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MANUAL OF TAXIDERMY,, 
and then back down on the neck for a short dis- 
tance. The lips of a large mammal should be split 
open carefully, and the ears turned out quite to the 
tip ; this can be done with a little practice. Cover 
with preservative, well rubbed in, and dry as quickly 
as possible without tearing. 
Section III. : Making Skins of Mammals. — 
Remove all blood and dirt, by either washing or 
by continuous brushing with a stiff brush. Dry 
off with preservative : rub it well into the hair. 
Draw out the bones of the leg, wrap them well 
with cotton to the original size of the leg; then 
fill out the head to the size and form of life, sew- 
ing up the neck, and fill up to the body to the size 
of nature with cotton or tow. Sew up the orifice, 
then lay the skin, belly down, with the feet laid 
neatly ; and if the tail is long, lay it over the back 
Mice and other small mammals should not have 
the bone of the tail removed, as the skin cannot be 
filled and turned over the back easily. Large 
mammals may be also made up if they are to be 
used for cabinets or for skins. 
Section IV.: Measuring MammalSo — It is 
quite as easy to measure mammals as birds. The 
dimensions to be taken may be seen by the accom- 
panying filled blank, which is the form I always use. 
