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n. s. liAffnux, i,l. D-, editor, 
Or Cortland Vh.t.ao*. Cortland County* N«w York. 
LONG WOOL SHEEP IN LARGE 
FLOCKS. 
^Vr have received th© following farther 
replies to our inquiries of Sept. 17th, on the 
subject, of long wool sheep in large flocks, 
and t he form in which one set of the replies 
is given makes it necessary to repeat the in¬ 
quiries to render the answers intelligible. 
The following were the inquiries of Sep¬ 
tember 17th: 
1 TTnw long have you been famil iar with Eng- 
lislt long wool sheep, sucii as Cbtswohls, beiees- 
t<»rs. Lincolns. &c.? . „ 
•> long have you owned sheep nr any ot 
these weeds, amt nl - which breed? 
:? What lias been about the average number 
U.-pt hv vou, since your ownership commenced? 
4 . what I- the largest number you ever kept 
together In one tU>ok» without any division what¬ 
ever between thorn, summer Mid winter, day 
arid night. for an entire year? Of what blood 
were the sheep so kept ? . „ . . 
5 Whai similar experiences have you had In 
other yours, and in consecutive years? 
i), if the mimher of sheep you thus herded to- 
n end was literally brought up among long 
wools, his father having been a breeder of 
them iu England. He is perhaps the oldest 
considerable breeder of them, now engaged 
in the husbandry, in the United States; and 
we are inclined to think no former or present 
American breeder has bred so many in the 
aggregate. We speak, of course, of full 
bloods. A large proportion of the best Lci- 
iinxt %tatwmy. 
HAY ELEVATING APPARATUS. 
I herewith send you a very rough sketch 
and description of a new hay elevator, in 
the form of a suspended track ami hay-fork 
tiny one handy with tools can put up this incision made in them, and as much flesh 
cester flocks of Ohio and some other West- traveler. 1 claim some important points 
ern States, trace their blood to his flock. Dr. never before used for this purpose. This 
TowNstiKND served on the committee ap- track can be suspended in any barn, high or 
pointed by the National Wool Growers’As- low, without any additional timbers. The 
sociation to examine the imported wools in hay can be run up, and over beams without 
the New York and Boston custom-houses, any scattering or dragging. Another great 
two or three years since; and, by the invita- advantage in tins plan is having the rope 
tion of the chairman of that committee, double from the fork to the traveler. Hus 
track in his barn for less than $ 10 . 
Andcrsonvllle, Ind. IIoiwb Pork. 
We give this device, (which has been in 
our possession some time,) now, that it may 
be studied and preparations for using it made 
before another season, by those who may de¬ 
sire such an aid. 
-- 
Economy In Threshing. 
Sued Foster writes the Country Gentle¬ 
man that, if each farmer had a two-horse 
railway power, it would be better economy 
to thresh grain in winter as the straw was 
wanted for use, than to thresh iu the field 
with the large machines. 
U' iiiwu vi “tiw ■ -- . r 1 a i f O Cd\ 
brought numerous samples of Ills wool to bo gives the horse great power on the fork just 1 
. compared with the imported ones. They where it, is needed ; that is, when the fork vMJC 3Zil lUltlUSl. 
eoa. __ AWAtMina /1 ut Rad ♦ mi hv mnnv tnnnn> full of hav is senarating Irotn the load. I 
were examined at Boston by many manu¬ 
facturers and other experts, and pronounced 
far superior to ordinary domestic or foreign 
combing wool; and they included some spec¬ 
imens of luster wool of the choicest quality. 
Dr. Townshknd was the choice of Ohio and 
several other Western States, for Commis¬ 
sioner of Agriculture, at the time of the ap¬ 
pointment of Gen. Capbon, the present high- 
full of bay is separating Jrom tlie load, i 
have used this plan in a barn where the 
fork could not otherwise be used. As it has 
proved a “ success ” 1 send it to the Rural 
New-Yorker that it may benefit others it 
you see fit to publish it. 
TAXIDERMY. 
In the Rural New-Yorker of Satur¬ 
day, Sept. 24th, 1 noticed an article headed 
arrViH-r for one or mow years exceeded In num- j v nopular and efficient Incumbent. He has 
V ... 1-rv .... -Kin ,li.l thov continue hen thv and J 1 1 __ ... ... . , r 
her 150 or 300. did they continue healthy and 
tlii tltv ? Did they, in your Judgment, during 
nun I, yp;iT dr yems, keep as easy, and keep up 
up W ell in respect to early maturity, growth, 
ami condition, ns they would have done In 
smaller Houle*? . „ , . 
~ Win you state your mode of keeping such 
sheep summer and winter in respect to extent 
ot range of pasture In summer—in respect to 
winter shutter and yards-In respect tu kind 
and amount of fond Other than irnty and hay 
given to litem during any portion ot the year? I 
It you fed grain, roots, or the like, please to 
meal ion the actual amount fed per diem hv 
meji-sur-. or It fcliolr feed was not measured, 
state ilic actual aneuiut according to your best 
knowledge ami belief. , . , 
8 Please stale any ether facts m yout expe¬ 
rience which. In your opinion, tend to exhibit 
the herding qualities of long wools. 
Replies. 
Avon, Lorain Co., 0., Sept. 27, 1870. 
Hon. H. S. KaNDALL— Dear Sir /—The result 
of my observation and experience Is expressed 
In the following answers to the questions re¬ 
lating to long wool sheep published iu the Kural 
NBW-YOuKKR of Sept. 17th : 
1 . Forty years and upwards. 
3. Thirty-live years; Lelcesters. 
H. Three hundred. 
4 . None have been so kept. One hundred and 
been President of the Ohio State Board of 
Agriculture, and held various other agricul¬ 
tural situations of honor and trust. Of his 
civil and military offices, it is not our busi¬ 
ness to speak. 
Of Mr. Millikin we have less knowledge. 
We merely know that he is a gentleman of 
the highest personal standing, and is an emi¬ 
nent and successful stock breeder. We 
have had, on several occasions, to obtain the 
names of some, of the most distinguished and 
reliable breeders of English sheep in our 
Western States, and his name has invariably 
| been placed among the foremost from Ohio. 
We would particularly call attention to 
Dr. Townsiiend’s reply to the. eighth inter¬ 
rogatory. We have repeatedly alluded in 
these columns and elsewhere to the same 
facts—the impracticability of keeping up 
mutton sheep to the full standard of their 
breed—or to their most profitable develop¬ 
ment in respect to early maturity and tilth 
as above. I consider it Insufficient to work 
by. But first let, me tell Geo. B. Smith 
taken away as possible, and some arsenic 
put in ; a little cotton is then put in to fill 
the skin, but not to distend it. 
Any gun-shot holes in the skin are sewed 
up from the inside. . 
When birds are of large size, take a piece 
of cord and fasten to a book in the ceiling, 
from which suspend the septicent, bird by 
the thigh as soon as it comes out, then you 
proceed with more ease in skinning. Be 
careful to press as lightly as possible on the 
bird, and every now and then take a view of 
it, to see that the feathers are all right; also, 
I by means of the fingers, you must try to 
shove the skin, in lieu of pulling it, lest you 
stretch it. 
Now, 1 will give a recipe for the preserva¬ 
tive used to preserve all skins of birds and 
animals, which 1 have used with invariable 
success. It can be made by any druggist, 
and costs but little: — Arsenic, in powder, 
half pound; camphor, one and a quarter 
ounces; white soap, half pound; salt of 
tartar, three ounces; powdered lime, one 
ounce. The soap must he cut in small 
and thin slices, put into a crucible with a 
small quantity of water, and held over a 
gentle fire. When it is melted, the powdered 
lime and salt of tartar are added, and mixed. 
Then take off the fire, the arsenic added 
gently, and stirred. The camphor must he 
reduced into a powder and added and the 
whole well mixed with a spatula, while off 
the fire. It may then be poured Into earthen 
pots and allowed to cool, and then paper or 
leather fastened over the top. When used, 
wet a brush with water, and make a lather 
where he can get a cheap, and at the same w j t |, the soap, and apply to the skin all over 
time the best work on the subject. Send to thc i n 81 ,ie. It should he kept closed and 
the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. labeled, and used with caution, for it Is a 
0., for pamphlet on the preservation of oh- dead iy poison. Chas. Hecklinoer. 
I jects of Natural History, and he will get _ _ 
... free; tbey we fUll and comprehensive. ~ 
Address, Secretary Smithsonian Institution. ' pvr-f rfjT Stitts (fistful. 
The heat work ever under my observation q| 
is published in Edinburg, Scotland,by Capt. _ — , — 1 
Tiioma* Brown, (late President of the Roy- tJSEF0L AND SCIE NTIFIC NOTES, 
al Physical Society,) called the Taxidermist _ 
,‘itliur to long wool Niioep published in the Rural these columns and elsewhere to the same It consist9 in part . of a track made of hard TnoMA s Brown, (late President of the Roy- . Tf , N0TEC3 
faCtS-th ? *-P^cahilUy of keeping up ^ )he aIl(W „. The center piece, al Physical Society,) called the Taxidermist USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTE. 
2. Thirty-five years; Lelcesters. mutton sheep to the full stamlaid of til A . g six w ide and one and a-aalf visual, or the art of collecting, preparing Difference in Tin Cun* for Frnit. 
». Three hundred. breed—or to their most profitable develop- inc ] ie9 t bi c k, put together with dowcll-piris, ft0 a preserving objects of Natural History ; a correspondent of the Scientifi 
4. None have been so kept. One hundred ami ment in respect to early maturity and ulti- ^ pt j| !l9 l on g gg wanted. (My track is twen- n,’ is book wul tell him all known about the American makes the important suggestio 
mty have ^ecn rfudtero|i malc <>r carcass and condition, when M fcet The slats, B, B, are two t { c0Bt8 iu New York only $150; it can that the me taUic flavor given fruit put up i 
ke P liu lar S° flocks—owtog, if for no othei ^ ^ an(1 one inc h thick. They are h(; ’ hftd ala0 of the Book Agency of the. Vm cm * nmy be due to the quality of ti 
boon pastured together during;the summer. 
5 . Usually they have been sheltered and pas¬ 
tured in much smaller lots. 
it. 'rii© largest lots kept together have not 
manifested disease from crowding, hut they 
have not uniformly kept. Inns Rood condition. 
When sheep, large and small, strong and weak, 
run together, the smaller and weaker do not 
lure us well as when the tlock is properly 
classified and divided. If long wool, or indeed 
any other sheep, are closely housed In the win¬ 
ter, and so crowded as to raise perceptibly the 
temperature of their sheds, they become sub¬ 
ject to catarrhal and lung affections on subse¬ 
quent exposure. 
7. In pastures, never more than two sheep to 
an acre with other stock. In winter, what hay 
they will oat, and half a pint of corn a day to 
each store sheep. 
8. Long wool sheep are, all of them, mutton 
reason, to thc amount of travel or “ work ” 
consequently required to obtain tlmir sum 
mer feed. These facts are now distinctly 
conceded by one of the most experienced 
breeders of them. 
We prefer to wait until the testimony is 
all in before we attempt to collate it, or de¬ 
termine its bearing on the general question 
under discussion. We are glad the topic Inis 
attracted the attention of our leading breed¬ 
ers of loug wools. We hope to hear from 
many more of them. And if there are any 
large flocks of long wools in this country or 
Canada which are actually horded together 
all the year round, we trust we shall hear 
from the owners of them. If no such facts 
nailed on the lower edge of A, breaking joints 
as they arc put on. They are put. on each 
side of A, as shown in sketch. There is a 
pulley, C, six inches in diameter by one and 
a-half inches thick, put iu the hack end ot 
the track. Thc box for this pulley is made 
by bulling a short piece, six inches wide and 
one inch thick, on each side of A. A clevis, 
I), goes over the track, and is fastened <>u 
with the bolt that goes through the pulley, 
C. A rope is put through the clevis, and 
this end of the track is drawn up close to 
the rafters. The front end is suspended by 
a clevis and two ropes; it is hung a loot oi 
an in war than the hack end. Screw into A, 
I'noMAs Brown, (late 1 res.dent ot the K°y- USEpuL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES. 
ll Physical Society,) called the Taxidermist _ 
Manual, or the art of collecting, preparing Difference 111 Tin Can* for Frnit. 
and preserving objects of Natural History; a correspondent of the Scientific 
this book will tell him all known about the American makes the important suggestion 
art, and costs in New York only $150; itcan tlie metallic flavor given fruit put up in 
he had also of the Boole Agency ot the. tin cans may be due to the quality ol tin 
American Naturalist, Essex, New [lamp- nsed< Packers use tin that is not always 
shire. The work “ Art Recreation" is of no pure tj n> but the coating is a mixture of tin 
account for its article on Taxidermy, and auu i ca d. He adds “ I have reason to 
birds prepared after that manner will not tliink tnat, the packers use the cheapest 
keep. grade of tin for irtu , and that they use, dif- 
Now, my own way of working is this: ferent, grades for oysters and vegetables.” 
To Hkin a bird, it should be laid on its hack, - 
and the feathers of the breast separated to 
the right and left, when a broad interval 
will he discovered, reaching from the top to 
the bottom of the breast bone; this line is 
made of feathers; a sharp penknife or scal¬ 
pel must be inserted at. the point of the hone; 
cut the outer skin from thence to the vent, 
taking care not to penetrate so deep as the 
To Remove Ink Sinln* from n. UooU. 
To remove ink stains fYorn a book, first 
wash the paper with warm water, using a 
cam'el’s hair pencil for the purpose. By this 
means the surface ink is got rid of; thn pa¬ 
per must now be wetted with a solution of 
oxalate of potash, or, better still, oxalic acid, 
in the proportion of one ounce to half a pint 
of water. The ink stains wifi immediately 
each store sheep. all the year round, we trust we snau ut-m ^ than the back end. Screw into A, takin „ care nol t0 penetrate so deep as the in the proportion ot one ounce io m»i <* m - 
shtSLr’iJ^SrS.uSnJ.of'X'a™"™- from the mvners of thou, If no such heu |l00k , ,„ al Mme with the fork, about ^ upon ,1,/inner skin which event ofweter. The ink eteln. will,tely 
porrm.ee a. regard* prom, and (lie wool only are brought forward, we Ihmk tlie prt nil p.,,, n p ar i t and into each put a strong tjic Ipicstirpn, the skin will than easily be disappear. Finally, again wash ’ ^ ■ 
secondary, tr mutton sheep run in large flocks, ing conclusion will be that, none exist. h n k six inches long by one and a-half inches ge p ftPatcd ft om the flesh; tlie thigh should place with clean water, and dry it with white 
p.„,, nT TC SHEE p'DIP FOR SCAB in the opening, a. ahown at E E.E; these ^ ptMM d toward*, andthe akin turned hack blotting patter.- 
than where sin all flooks ore kept to smalt pas- CARBOLIC SHELP JjIP 0 . are f or rope to pass through, and also to BO for as to enable you to separate the legs Howto Preserve the Rural tJew-t oricer. 
tures. Every unnecessary rod that a mutton i? nnF e ?T Dunn of Preston Jasper Co. Mo. suspend it, by. from tlie body at the knee joint. The skin Jim Dicker keeps the Rural clean and 
Bhccp travelator Ids food is aitepfied with loss, ' T \ olieen in- The traveler consists of a pulley and pul- j s then pulled downwards ns low as tho n i ce as follows “ T have a box a little wider 
r ssfiss rrrr ssS 3S^^V« ; .«• ™»p. ,L. hr «.«.^ .... ^ 
in correspondingly large pastures, every siieep 
must travel over more ground to obtain his food - 
than where small Hooks are kept in small pas- '■ 
tures. Every unnecessary rod that a mutton 
sheep travels for Ida food is attended with loss, 
and therefore the greater the sub-division of v 
the flock and the smaller the pastures, so that f 
water con he secured In each, the better. In ^ 
conclusion. I am not prepared to say that long _ 
wool sheep cannot profitably be kept In large ‘ 
flocks, hut I am persuaded that the smaller the t 
flock the larger will be tho profits pe> capita. ( 
Yours, truly, N. S. Townshend. ( 
Maplewood, near Hamilton, Ohio, l i 
Hept, 20th, 1870. f 
Hon. TI. R. Randall— Dear Sir :—Your letter ( 
of the filth Inst.., with the paper referred to 
cumo to hand on yesterday, and 1 herewith send 
yolt my reply. I 
1. 1 have Imd some knowledge of the various 
breeds of long wool sheep for twenty years. 
2. More than fifteen years I have been breed¬ 
ing Leieeaters. 
3. My flock lia3 averaged over one hundred 
head. 
4. I had some years ago a flock of about three 
hundred. The number running together was 
not changed by a division of the tloek. Except 
iu severe weather they were not. closely con¬ 
fined. 
6. When m.v tlock had increased to 300,1 found 
it inconvenient hero to give them proper atten¬ 
tion, and I determined to send about 200 of' them 
to my farm hv Illinois. Before the division took 
plaeelsaw.no positive indication of disease in 
the sheep. They were however, not thrifty, and 
therefore, In connection with facilities for hav¬ 
ing them better fed, T determined upon ft divi¬ 
sion oi tho flock- 
7. The division of the flock was made in the 
fall of 1307. Previously my whole tlock had 
been pastured tn a wood pasturage, containing 
about eighty acre*. I however did not confine 
them to the wood pasturage, but changed them 
into other pastures. 
8. Since the division of my flock, my sheep hove 
are in hotter condition and are of larger size. 
Tho sheep removed to Illinois, were greatly Im¬ 
proved by the change, and gave even the next 
spring a heavier clip of wool. Tim Illinois flock 
contains about 250 and is still doing well. They 
are amply provided with hay during tlie winter, 
and in very severe weather are housed and fed 
with grain. 
My impressions have been in accordance with 
your views, although uiy experience is of but 
\ little weight on either side of thc question, 
j Very respectfully, yours, 
A. John M. Millikjn. 
Remarks.— It is scarcely necessary to in- 
k troduce to our readers the writers of the 
v, above letters. The Hon. Norton S. Towns- 
Robert Dunn of Preston, Jasper Co., Mo., 
writes us :— u I have 300 head of sheep in¬ 
fected by scab. I have used tobacco and 
the Rural New-Yorker by Bowman & eye, O, on the traveler, in which one end of above the wings 
Jim Dicker keeps the Rural clean and 
nice as follows “ T have a box a little wider 
than the Rural and about six inches longer 
with a fid at the top and one end, and nicely 
papered over with wall paper. As soon as 
wo are all done reading it. I lay it nicely in 
this box; and between every paper T have a 
piece of newspaper, the same size of the 
Rural only a little longer, with the number 
of the paper above on it. I put the number 
on writing paper and paste it on the end of 
Blewktt cure scab, and what quantity will the haul rope is tied; it then passes around The whole body is then taken out of the Rural only a little longer with tue n m cr 
cure 300 sheep ?" a pulley on the fork, then through the pulley 9kin t0 the skull; then cut it off close to the of the paper above on it. I put the nnm icr 
This firm advertised ns the agents of Jas. j n box, H, around pulley, CJ, through the sk( ,„ . g ra »ping it by the two fingers, you Oil writing paper and paste n on the ern o 
Buchan & Co., (100 Elizabeth St„ N, Y„) links, E, E, E, around pulley, P, and around u ,en proceed to remove the brain, through this other piece of paper ; thus i can aiwajs 
manufacturers of various preparations of car- ft pulley at the floor, then to horse. ^ the opening at the back of the head, which find the number I want without Handling 
bolic acid. We saw their carbolic (or cresv- There is a latch, as shown at the right of must he enlarged, and the brain scooped out thc papers. __ 
11c) sheep dip, tried hist, spring on a lot of the drawing, to hold the traveler over the clean. Tlie eyes are then taken out by To Dy „ cheap Wood* Walnut Color, 
very ticky young sheep, with entire effect. | oad Ull qi t,j ic fork is elevated; when thc breaking the thin hones which separate them a corresuondent of the Scientific 
Tho dip wax considerably more diluted with p uiu>y on the fork strikes the bottom of the from the inside of the skill., mi. .he eyes American writes Here is Hie process 
watA, and the sheep to fit in it a considerably latch and raises the catches up, then the fork pulled out, which may be assisted by press- wh j ch Mr> j. b. Rooiia rd, a French carpen- 
shorter time than prescribed by directions. It m0 ves hack; when the fork returns, the ing the eyes gently inwards. In large birds PTj U9 od while working i» Paris. Take 
is, under ordinary circumstances, cheaper, ca tches slide over the pin. 
and far less disagreeable and troublesome to There is a small rope (1) fastened to thc 
use than tobacco. We have been looking traveler by a clevis, 2 ; said rope pasaegoyer 
out all summer for an opportunity to have it a pulley, 8 , down to weight, 4, around the 
tested as a cure for scab, but have found no p U p e y fastened to the weight, up to eye, 6 , 
scabby flock in our region. We have, how¬ 
ever, seen the statements of numerous emi¬ 
nent tlock masters in Texas and other States, 
declaring its entire efficacy in that disease, 
and we have no doubt of it. No one need to 
entertain the slightest fear of obtaining an 
adulterated or imperfectly prepared article 
from the highly respectable firm of James 
Buchan & Co. 
all the muscles which adhere to the skull 
and throat must be cleaned off. 
In skinning tlie neck, great care must be 
taken not to enlarge the opening of the 
ears and not to injure the eye-lids. Some 
green husks of walnuts (Brou) and put them 
to macerate in water for, say, fifteen da\'B; 
at the end of that time boil them a little In 
the same water ; let the decoction cool, and 
use it by soaking a piece of rag in it and 
where it. is tied. By this arrangement a long 
track can be used in a low barn. The weight 
will firing the fork back without pulling on 
the trip-cord. 
In using this plan, the horse, after he has 
drawn tip a fork full, is turned to the let), 
around to the side of the rope, and walked 
back to the starting place; he is then turned 
around to the right, on the same side of the 
rope that lie came back on; by so doing, 
there is no stepping over tho rope, which 
a the woodpeckers, ducks, etc., will rubbing the surface of the wood with it. 
t the skin being pulled over their Two rubbings will give to the wood the 
>r these an incision is made under color desired. When wanted to dye hard 
t, and the brain taken out that way, wood, like oak, rub the wood previously 
inenin ,r must then be neatly sewed w ifh salt of niter and proceed as before.'’ 
species, as the wooupecaers, rucks, eiu., wm 
not admit the skin being pulled over their 
heads; for these an incision is made under 
the throat, and tlie brain taken out that way, 
and the opening must then be neatly sewed 
up before stuffing. 
The flesh from thc wings, legs and rump 
must be carefully removed with a knife, the 
cavity of tho skull filled with tow, after 
being anointed with arsenical soap. 
When it is wished to stuff thcbird.it may 
To Render Paper Watev-TIrbt. 
The ammonia oxide of copper is a solvent 
for silk, paper, and cellulose. If its action 
be limited to a few moments, it converts tlie 
surfaces Into a gelatinous mass, and Scof- 
... Brinr, ..4 Weed.. „„ 8 iep p i„ s over tl.fi YvUlcl. When It i» ,v .shell tn stair thflbirn.it may * , UlU pr „ por ,y 
Almost every fermor at least .n the old „ twha or unhvi „ 9 H, and renders note he done in.in.nl ntely. «lit nt.ll «*.ly "XC'^rnaterfeht. If inthe'mill 
“tea. some part of hi, lan.l infested f io, lp H n.nnd» horee’s lejaaa dry. if in a warm climate. b..t m a low, Z JL,*„ ra „ d . t0 ™, „ 
111 . bushes and briars, winch w to flour- ^ ^ comM |)nc £ T||C weig | lt ra „ 9 , he flamp conntry arUflclal heal must he used to tin. endless slMt I f amnl 0 „t l M[> . 
only just heavy enough to bring the fork do,, right Thjf tongue ihould bo removed b „aerward, dried and 
States, finds some part, of lus land infested 
With bushes and briars, which seem to flour¬ 
ish by cutting, if lie finds time to cut them, 
and which tlie ruggedness of his soil pre¬ 
cludes his exterminating by the plow. In 
every such case, sheep are his natural allies 
his unpaid police—liis vigilant and thorough¬ 
going assistants. Give them an even start in 
spring with the hushes and briars ; let their 
number be sufficient; and they are very sure 
to come out ahead in the fall. — Horace 
Greeley. 
back slowly, then the rope will not pull on 
tlie horse when he is coming back. 
This plan is not more than half as hard on 
thc horse as the old method. My pulleys 
are all home-made, of wood, except the roll 
ers, N, N, and fork pulley. The track will 
adjust itself to any part of the load. This is 
an invention of my own, and is no patent. 
damp country artificial heat must be used to 
do it right. Tlie tongue should be removed 
through ihe bill. Care must lie taken to 
prevent the fat or oily matter common to 
sea birds from getting on the feathers; chalk 
will lie found an excellent absorbent. The 
color of the eyes and legs ought to be noted 
as soon as the bird is killed, for they soon 
change after death. 
The inside of the wings should have an 
the endless sheet of paper is made to pass at 
a proper velocity through thc ammonia cop¬ 
per solution, and is afterwards dried and 
pressed, the surfaces will be converted into a 
species of parchment, and will be water-tight 
The rate of speed for the rollers must be 
matter of experiment. 
_ _ _— 
Ireful nn A gelMUlflc Inquiries. — F. SHARPE 
aslis for directioiM for maiciiiK an peoltan harp.’ — 
Another correspondent asks where he oau pro- 
euro oitro glycerine and gun OA ton. 
