MOUNTING MAMMALS. 
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This surface may be covered with a thin layer of 
clay or of papier-mache, if a very nice smooth 
surface is required, in case of short-haired mam- 
mals. Cut four wires for the legs and one for the 
tail. Run the wire up the front legs, and tie them 
firmly to the bone with fine wire, especially at the 
joints. Now wind each leg with cotton, hemp, or 
tow to the size and form of the muscles removed. 
In order to get the legs very exact, one may be 
wound before the muscles of the other be removed, 
and measurements may thus be taken. The legs 
may be also covered with papier-mache or a thin 
layer of clay in short-haired mammals. Now 
place the body in position, taking care that the 
wire of the head goes the entire length of the 
body, and is firmly clinched. 
The wires of the front legs should enter the 
body at the proper point on the shoulder. The 
wires of the hind legs should also enter the body 
at the point near the back, where they join the 
natural body. Run a wire the entire length of the 
tail and fasten in the lower end of the body. See 
that all wires are firmly clinched, and sew up 
the orifice. Bend the legs into as natural a posi- 
tion as possible, and insert the wires protruding 
from the soles of the feet into the holes in the 
