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merely ripping open the skin on the forehead for 
five inches. The third shell had killed him, except 
for the convulsive heaving that was finally stilled 
by the small bullet in the base of the brain. 
The skinning was interesting. All the fat in 
certain parts of the body was saved, for East tndi- 
As I Planned to Look in the Photograph of “My First Lion ” 
ans bid high for it and use it as a lubricant for 
rheumatic pains. The two shoulder blades are al¬ 
ways saved and are considered a valuable trophy. 
They are little bones three inches long, unattached 
and floating, and have long since ceased to perform 
any function in the working of the body. The 
broken tooth was found and saved, and, of course, 
a photograph was taken. My gunbearer took the 
