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stand or perch ; bend the body in position, insert 
the eyes, arranging the lids carefully over them, 
taking care the eye has the proper form in the 
corners. 
Arrange the eyelids and ears by occasionally 
moulding them into form as they dry. Smooth 
the tail carefully and attend to all the little de- 
tails, such as spreading the toes etc., etc., and 
Fig. 17. 
carefully watch them from day to day, until the 
animal becomes perfectly dry. 
Section II.: Large Mammals. — In drawing 
the lines between mammals mounted as described 
above and the present method, it may be well to 
remark that the one now given is the best in all 
cases, but requires rather too much time to be used 
with very small specimens. Have five large wires 
or bolts o ’ a suitable size to support the mammal 
mounted, cut to the proper length, and cut a screw 
on either end for about two inches (Fig. 17, a). 
