Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-28
SKINS AND SKELETONS.
How Animals arc Recommended At the
National Museum.
80 III N,aslIngl9n 80.

-N&llOntt Va N-NtA+AAs
From TIE Washington star.
The dugoug's huge form lay stretche,
At fuH length upon platform IN The cen
ire OF the room. The muntac. the Dab
boon and various other mammals. in
more or less completed state. stood aroun'
aud seemed to he watching She moa Na'
was giyivg icious thrusts with Ion.
iron poke or ramroj through hoie il
!, the patie>; dugons's back. oNorhea'
swung a big ca .odt!c; meas hm ou2e
sturgeon was poised IN the air. rs II he
had stoned IN Sn Aerial Noy0se 70 stare AZ
tho man with the poker. ibis was The
workshop Of the taNidcrmist. 'n one o.
the buildings attached TO thc National
Museum.
Thetaxidermist. Nr. VIM. 7. Uornaday
was engaged in fashiouing the head Of the
dugouc one OF his assistants was ram
ming the stuhiu- home in the body OF The
beast; in auu,ner part of the room an as
sf~taut taNidUrnist was putting tue nr-
fishing touches on a little African deer
called "a harnessed deer on account of the
peculiar markings upon its body, and III
another corner an assistant was ti8ylue a
rata South American rat-that weighed
fourteen pounds. and could get away
with whole refrigerator fun OF proNis-
ions IN one iOray.
.r5s DrccNc
the reporter who invaded the taxider-
saists sauctuSn was told. would not he
ready "a make its punhc appearance
baen tillsa ort and assumed The form OF
~, the ,irg,,neg viii ba laiJ aside for "A
month "a drv ana shrink Then when
xysll seasoned the holes i'm the hide will
he Matched IN with uapier mache and the
whole viii h.. nnintad a Hfp-like color.
rrhis naint viii form an artificial suhsti-
fufa for the ep;der,1ls which has been re-
mayed The ,iug0ngis considered a rare
snaciman Ass0Ine readers may not be
familiar with the aunaarauce OF these
creatures it may Do III interest to state
fbst ,,nproacbire A duyoug from the rear
ono would De GseIy 10 mistake il for a
whale II has A f6rked tail and resem-
bles the cetsreans in form. II has Two
Tinners IKE n seal. and the head would
remind 4 pprson wh0.laes not make close
scientirc distinctions of a ralrus. There
are Two small tusks which durot protrude
ONT Of the mouth. These creatures are
hunsad on tine Australian coast for their
oil. II is seldom. however. mat the hide
Of one is obtained perfeet enough for the
purposes ofthetaXideimist This dugong,
which Is about ton fept long. is the only
one Dossassed I'm This country. Auof
-.,ror-s s7,,crs
.,,....
OF lae tANlueiliilot yin " cle nus 80
IN tue uI..elt Lt 'eOl mems 't"Vu' 'uC WI a,
room. ne I"t uau Just oeeh ltCeINeu
from fhilaueiphi". before Us SAN Was
removed II was lalu ouI on /. l%Ige snee NEE
oi paper anu an 1utAihe vi 10 ~ !" ""9
NEttMn from H. It's NAtlNuN parts VIII
measured anu lue H-ulcs Me.S "It l,.. II
GoNh Un Tue paper, 1st a. ."iioI VI t'e9
GOV Il Tue MEAS 1ie va d CUISINE " w u''s
ordertu sun VI Ciotues' lneee u1 ~, d. d :
useIul 10 the taA'uerhlst IN reproducing
the exact proportions Oh tue beast VI
some aniIhais casts are IaAei, anu al'eA
wares the taAiueIllllSt can REFER 70 II as d
model II Is Tue pIacllGe 70 secure ca .7t
OF one amman OF eacn Grass ~hlch VIII
MAKE d record useiul alterWaIus III treat
ing any creature OF thal Grass OF FANNY
Inc uraWlhe ana measurement haYlng
Deeh maze, the SKIN Is careluIiy removed
DIS - lheh sul9ecteu 70 d oAIn vi pickle
Whlch remove Is me grease ahu sun leaves
II pllaole' Such liie-iihe results as those
proc bY the hio9erh taNlueT hllsis can
not oe 30 eAsli! pIouuceu from urleu sk,h :.
me skin Oelug eau y Tue taNiuel IS III 81
gives MS attehtioh 10 tue amman lees'
S1unhg Tue Douy OUT loosei! anu 1%usuly
Ahere WAS an ape III lhis stase' Tue iegs
were toleraoiy urn ana postured natural
~, but the DodY was stuffed out roughly;
SOme on the NlsCeIa ol straw pIolruueu
from large hole IN the animal aouo'
men, me taAiueImlst' III tIeallng larger
ANIMALS constructs sort oil sSeleton o.
WOOD, Wnlch Is caheu manlAlh. inns
frame Is punt out with plaster or clay ant
tne ~ .na' ~ tt my = y
ticabiIitv NJ mal,ing a cest If the dead an
;,neI ard strotchine5 Tho slr,,, over tho cast
Tbe results however were NOT satisfac
+orv The avrkwar5 stiffness az dsatl
was renr,5nced foo fa,thfnIIv IN, the az 81
Wben tbe animal bas haen filled ON
ro1Sblv bafaxidermist hngins 10 Sorl
over il raratulI,- fillino in tanning ais
tribntire Tho sfufIinr material evenly nm,
bringin,s out 70 lite-Jlke narCection ail m
Observation-Disclosures of form Tsis nrocess Is 70
dions ana reo11iras a thoro,igh study n
rho ansto,nical ,,ec,,Iiarifias oftbc oni,roI
fTeated In his work the tayider,njs
,n,st MAKO a study ~ tho ,nover,ents . >,
,ncohanism NJ animals Instantenao,,,
1,hotogrsrbV h,.,ns MIN, il, mis- narficnla
5nS t,7rnlsbss him With an acc,,rste roo
o,i ~ tha nosture or attit,,ie ~ animal,
urdar di,ysre,f rircumstances III DIV,
the on,easrence ~ lite ~ a encoi,nen n !
necassarv to conv Some litelil-a attitude
n tba IasSs ,,-era IA no made sinniv iii,
fon1 nosts stifond styaieyht mn and down
iita the ie,,s al the animals in q tor Noah,
arL ANA Ire hodv merely stuffed o-1t iii.
\ nfiiov, tiil h could hoid M ,no~e 800
nc +ew iaerr,v ,go,,ld be ,roda oaeii
learned. buf as praeticed nv MIR. nor