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THE HATUKALISTS^ COMPANION. 
a medicine in cases of croup, couglis 
and hoarsness, and brings $1.00 a 
pint or $2.00 quart. 
The seasons in which the skunks 
are caught and hunted and when 
their fur and oil is good, are fall, 
winter and spring, 
Theindian name for skunk is See- 
cawk. L, A, Welles, 
* The writer has made an error in 
the above when he states that a 
skunk is double the size of a wood¬ 
chuck. We have seen numbers of 
skunks, and not one of they was 
larger than a woodchuck and some 
not as large.—[Ed. 
CONTEIBUTIONS, 
Mattie C. Garrett, of Steuben¬ 
ville, Ohio, has our thanks for the 
following interesting sketches: 
, The smallest bird of America is 
the Humming bird, of Europe the 
Golden-crested wren. The small¬ 
est quadruped is the Pigmy mouse 
of Siberia. One of the most dimin¬ 
utive plants is the Arctic raspberry, 
which is so small that a six-ounce 
vial will hold the w^hole plant, 
branches, leaves and all. 
A hollow tree in southern Cal¬ 
ifornia has been made into a dwel¬ 
ling. Doors and windows have been 
put in and floors built for eight 
stories, the entrance being by means 
of a ladder. Outside the topmost 
room is a small balcony, shaded by 
the foliage of the tree. 
Poisoned by Bind-Weed. 
Mr Eobinson Warren, of ISTorth 
Eiver, Prince Edward’s Island, was 
recently severly poisoned by gather¬ 
ing the flowers of calystega sepium. 
His body swelled, especially in ..the 
extremities, suffering much' pain, 
heat, and irritation. Ultimately the 
skin peeled ofl, as if from scalding. 
His case is singular as people con¬ 
stantly handle the large showy 
flowers of this plant without any 
disagreeable results. It shows, 
however, how the gcrid principle 
which resides in this family may 
sometimes operate. F. Bain, 
TAXIDEEMY. 
A serial on preparing and preserving 
animals, birds, reptiles, insects, etc. 
FAKT 2--QUADEUPEDS. 
STUFFING. 
The animal having been skinned, 
we shall prepare lor the operation of 
stufiing. Let us suppose the ani¬ 
mal we intend stuffing to be a cat. 
Wire should be chosen of a thick¬ 
ness that will support the animal in¬ 
tended to be stuffed. One piece^of 
the wire is cut the length of the cat, 
from the top of the head to two 
inches beyond the end of the tail. 
A piece ot wire is also cut for the 
fore-legs of a length which will 
reach from the tip of one foot, across 
the body,to three inches beyond the 
tip of the opposite foot. Wire be¬ 
ing measured and cut in like man¬ 
ner for the hind-legs. 4 quantity 
of tow or cotton is procured,or when 
these cannot be obtained, old roap 
teased down will make a very good 
substitute. 
The hole in the back of the head 
from which the brains were remov¬ 
ed should be stuffed with tow, and 
also all places from which any flesh 
was taken should be replaced with 
