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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... fibula of the hind), which together form that part of the leg bones you leave in. If not done previously, now is tho time to remove the tail bone. Finally, rub every part of the skin on its inside, as also all the bone left in, with the preservative recommended for animals (see Chap, iv., page 48), not forgetting to push some up the hollow of the brush where the tail bone has been. Turn your fox's skin completely inside out, skull, leg bones and all, until it comes to its normal position. Commence now from the pad of each foot, and make an incision from near the toes to the point where you left off. Skin round carefully and as much underneath as possible, so as to expose all the flesh and sinews, which clear from off the bone. Be sure to push your knife well round on the top of the bones, which you may do by feeling with the knife and keeping the pad uppermost. This is for the purpose of freeing the attachment of skin all round, to prevent ultimate shrivelling. You may get nearly to the points of the toes in this manner, the only placea it should hold to the bone being the top of the last joint and at the tips of the toes; the actual pad, which you will find loaded with a thick fat, must be trimmed as well as possible. Take notice while doing all this of the points of attachment and shapes of sinews, &c, which you remove, especially those of the hind legs. It will be recollected that although we have returned the head, nothing has been done to the upper lip or nose from the outside. Accordingly the knife must be slipped the whole way round, beginning at the nose and keeping as close to the teeth as possible, in fact, on the very edges of the gums. This is important. Skin'away now from the bone of the upper jaw on each side; having bared which, oome bac...

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