Practical taxidermy, and home decoration : together with general information for sportsmen (1880)
Batty, Joseph H., d. 1906 · New York : Orange Judd Company · leaf 150
the chest. Removethe contents, prime withdry arsenic, and drawthe body-skin over a formof potters clay or rollof damp cotton. Thensew up the seam with ^^™ properly mounted a few stitches. While this is being done, the moth shouldbe pinned through the chest on its side, and small for-ceps employed… … 146 PRACTICAL TAXIDERMY. porarily placed through each fore-wing at their front edges,near the body. The fore-wings should be set forward inposition until they are firmly secured, by pinning slips ofstiff paper or card over them ; then the pins in the wingsmay be removed. The antennae should be…
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