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SIC INNING BINDS. 
slightly at one end, for stuffing heads and necks of large birds ; pins and needles of 
different sizes. It will be well to provide yourself with all of the following mater¬ 
ials : A quantity of cotton wadding, fine tow and fine excelsior; plenty of corn- 
IXSTRUMEN'TS. 
1. Spring forceps. 2. Egg-drill. 3. Curtilage knife. 4. Surgical 
Scissors. 5. Stuffing forceps. 6. Blow-pipe 
meal (or fine sawdust in case you prefer it to cornmeal) and plaster of Paris. Keep 
these in separate boxes in a dry place. Powdered arsenic and alum : mix three parts 
of arsenic with one of alum; also place some arsenic in a large mouthed bottle or 
jar, which can be tightly corked, and add to it enough alcohol (with small quantity 
of water) to form a paste, which can be applied with a brush to any part of a speci¬ 
men which needs to be poisoned ; annealed wire of different sizes, some strong linen 
thread, a bottle of turpentine or benzine, a small sponge and a few soft brushes, and 
you are ready for work. 
