. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. PREPARING AND MOUNTING SKELETONS. 87 ! â i i. 1 â i lln A lit' ] w Ikvv To clean a large skeleton, carefully unjoint the first cervical vertebra from the occipital bone. Remove the brains without disfiguring the occipital orifice, and clean off all flesh, without ... ^ injuring the two .^ffE^^N small bones at the root of the tongue, and the gristle about the passages of the nose. Sever the shoulders from the trunk, by drawing the knife between the scapulars and thorax. Unjoint the hams from
. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. PREPARING AND MOUNTING SKELETONS. 87 ! â i i. 1 â i lln A lit' ] w Ikvv To clean a large skeleton, carefully unjoint the first cervical vertebra from the occipital bone. Remove the brains without disfiguring the occipital orifice, and clean off all flesh, without ... ^ injuring the two .^ffE^^N small bones at the root of the tongue, and the gristle about the passages of the nose. Sever the shoulders from the trunk, by drawing the knife between the scapulars and thorax. Unjoint the hams from the hip- bone. Clean the legs by splitting the flesh to the bone on one side, and remove it in as large pieces as possible, inasmuch as it will leave the bono easier than when removed in small flakes. Un- joint the cervical vertebrae from the thorax, and clean both by constant trimming with a knife. Great care should be exercised in cleaning the chest, so that the small gristly elastic ends of the ribs are not cut. Skeletons can be most substantially prepared with- out boiling, or the use of lime, though more labor may be required. "When preparing a fresh skeleton, vigorously rub the bones with sawdust. It will remove small parti- cles of flesh, and is a good dryer. It is necessary to sep-. SKELETON OF THE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Batty, Joseph H. , d. 1906. New York, Orange Judd company
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