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of the rialit Land ; ^vllile tlie body is 
drawn back in a contrary direction 
^\■itb tlie otlun* band, aiid tbe whole 
body is tben drawn out at tbe inontli. 
Tbe legs are tben returned to tbeir 
j)roper place. 
Ininijircys, eels, and lisli ot simi¬ 
lar form, may be skinned in tbe 
sam.e manner as are Irogsand toads, 
by diawingtbe body tbrongb tbe 
moutb. 
STUFinko.—Tbe simplest metbod 
of stiilfing frogs and toads is with 
sand. A Muail funnel is placed into 
tbe montb,an(hvell-dried sand j/onr- 
cd in. When lull, a sinall piece e)f 
<‘otton is piisbed into tbe tbroat, 
witb some of tbe cement, to keep 
tbe sand iroin escaping on moving 
tbe animal. Tbe frog is tben placed 
<m a board, anel in an attitude. 
Wben C]nite dry, give it a coat of 
varnisb. Wben this bas perfectly 
dried, very small preforations are 
made under tbe abdomen witb tbe 
point of a needle, and tbe sand al- 
I lowed to escape, leaving tbe body 
of its natural torm.- These animals 
are liable to change of color from 
ilrying and sboiiid, therefore, be 
I painted witb tbe varnisb to tbeir 
natural hues. There is less difficul¬ 
ty witb toads in this respect, as they 
I are nsnally of a brown color, and 
not liable to mucb change. They 
may be perfectly preserved in spirits. 
Mr. B Li rebel 1, in bis four years'jour¬ 
ney tbrougb Africa, glued tbe skins 
of tbe smaller serpents perfectly flat 
on })aper, which preserved tbe size 
of tbe animal, and tbe skin retained 
all tbe beauty of life. 
ABSENIC4L SOAP. 
Arsenic, in powuler,. 2 pounds. 
Camphor,.5 ounces, 
A bite b'oa]>,.2 jioimds. 
Salt of Tartar.12 ounces, 
Powdered Lime.4 ounces. 
Tbe soaj) must be cut in small 
and very thin slices, put into a cru¬ 
cible witb a small quantity of water, 
and lield over a gentle fire, and fre- 
(juently stirred witb apiece of wood 
of any kind. Wben it is properly 
melted, tbe powdered lime and salt- 
of-tartar must tben be added, and 
tborougbbv mixed. It must now be 
taken otf tbe tire, tbe arsenic added 
gently, and stirred. Tbe camphor 
must be I'educed into a powder, by 
beating it in a mortar, wdtb the ad¬ 
dition of a little spirits-of-winc. 
Tbe camphor must tlieii be added, 
and tbe (;omposition well mixed, 
while otf tbe lire. It may be again 
placed on the tire, to assist in mak¬ 
ing tbe ingredients incorporate prop¬ 
erly, but not mucb heated, as tbe 
camphor wdll very rapidly es¬ 
cape. It may now be poured into 
glazed earthen pots, and allowed to 
cool, after wbicb a piece of paper 
and sbeap leather is placed over tbe 
top, and set aside for use. Tbe com¬ 
position is about tbe thickness of 
ordinary Hour paste. ATben it is 
necessary to use the soap, put as 
much as will answer tbe purpose in¬ 
to a preserve-pot, and add to it 
about an equal propiu’tion of wuiter. 
It should be kept as close as possi- 
l>le, and used witb caution, as it is a 
deadly poison. 
We take the above from Haney's 
Taxidermist’s Manuel, price 50 cts. 
On accoiiiit of sickness we were nnable 
to issue the paper on time this month, but 
will try to catch np by the December issue. 
^^^We will sell Agassiz’s cut for $ 1 . 50 ^ 
or will exchange it as well as a few other 
cuts, for type, cuts, etc. 
W"e have a large amount of valuable ar¬ 
ticles, kindly contributed by our readers, 
although crowded out of this number will 
try to a])pearin the next. 
