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whole carcafe, but fait is by no means to be uleeb 
with this compofition, as it always will drop and 
nafty the plumage in moid weather 3 pour alfo into., 
the body a fmall quantity of camphire diflolved in 
rectified fpirits of wine 3 after that, fill up the cavity 
with fine cotton, or any foft woolly fubdance, pour- 
ing fome of the aforefaid fpirits into the cotton, or. 
fluffing. Open next the mouth, and with a paiF of 
fciffars take away the tongue, the roof of the mouth, , 
eyes, brains, and infide of the head 3 fill that alfo 
with the fame compofition; and having procured eyes- 
as near the natural ones as pofiible, put them into the 
lockets by means of a fmall pair of nippers intro- 
duced at the mouth. The eyes will be bed made by^ 
dropping drops of black fealing wax on a card of the. 
iize of the natural ones 3 the card muff be cut fome-. 
thing larger than the wax to prevent their falling out. 
of the head. Fill the head quite full with cotton,, 
pouring fome of the fpirits down the throat, with 
fome of the powder;' a fmall piece. of brals wire, 
that has been heated in the fire, to make it pliable, 
may be put down the throat, being palled through 
one of the nodrils,.and fadened to the breaff bone, to 
place the head in any. attitude you choofej. next fill 
up the body where the fiefh has been taken away, 
with cotton and your compofition 3 and, having a 
fine needle and filk, few, up the fkin, beginning, at. 
the bread, obferving, as you approach towards the 
vent, to duff the fkin as tight. as it will bear. This 
will be eaded accomplished by means of a fmall 
piece of dick or ivory, like a fkewer, till the whole 
is done : then lay your feathers of the bread and 
belly in their proper order, and your bird will be 
compleated j. 
