The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
playful fancy Of our patrons to have

allow the playful fancy OF our patrons TO hav'
"Jf 4 tnxidermist makes a reputation as
mmounter oil dogs, fortune IL bound to i9Ilow II
ppcinGe%dfHi In New YORK for stuflng dead CANNES
and It all goes to comparatively small cOterit
Of ta Kid 1 kneTo ems enc ina, man who las.
dogs. He has built himselfa reputation in this
line and is able. to demand and obtain rather
than the rest Of us, even though we are his su.
periors In mounting larger subjects and con
he receives as much as $50 for a particulariy
fine piece OF dog amounting.
Some members OF the craft arc experiment.
banning CANNES. which. II ultimately success
full, is calculated to do away with much of, the
Mr.. Breeze Of Sandusky. o.. and the story OF
MS diSScoyetE Is interesting; Iw9 me st Ber =
man and valued by him ut something more
than their weight in gold, attacked and bit q
small messenger boy. The police condemned
owner and his offers OF a substantial sum OF
money to the. youth. ,,
dogs BY painless poisoning and afterward cm-
balm them so that they could be buried In
state. To this the police and the owner CON
ing process began. They were. deemed en-
balmcd three hours after death. but they were
ascertain how long they would keep before
decomposition set in. At the end OF ten weeks
the carcasses were still in a perfect state of
evidence OF the slightest shrinkagc. Decompo-
sitlon was apparently thoroughly arrested. and
n complete petriilcation seemed to be in prog
ress. One carcass was struck on the back with
a hammer, but no impression was made, the
similar to that produced by the conclusion OF q
mallet and a heavy wooden plank.
II tho new process turns out to be a perm9-
mails will be reduced TO u minimum, but its
success may also be the means of rendering
extinct the art OF the taxidermist.
THE taXidermiSt never knows what eX-
traordinary spesimen viii be brought to him
haired man. removing n cloth from a bench
which he called his ",morgue." and exposing to
view q number of dead birds and small ami
mails, so he learns In time to be surprised at
creature to- ind its way into our shops and
This bird" he went on. was the bampcred
pet, Of a little girl. She raised il from a chick,
years. Its death. duo to overlooking, was tho
cause Of a tremendous heartbreak, SO now tho
chicken Is i, to be mounted and will adorn the
But let me tell you about the most singular
commission. ever had" concluded the taxi
woman brought me an. African parrot to mount.
She said the bird had been a rare talker and
nHei tH no h Sn1 da iTs aST,T n W tiny +" g STie Who ps sobbed
over and Rugged the remains and refused to
Last week my door was pushed open
after q, desperate struggle. and the, tiny girl
entered, She was unacGompanted by her
mOIncr, out seemed as Sell-pOSSDSSeu us ii u
venture into a busy part OF the city was an
everyday experience. There was n bundle
under her arm and tears in her eyes, so |
prom pity concluded that another pet had gone
the inevitable way.
80 Please. sir she began tremulously. you
mended Polly so beautifully, brought Bess to
be mended. too
What p said /, being fond Of children and
griefs. Has poor Bess died p
"'N-no. said she very grayely. Idon'tthink
she's dead all over yet, but her stomach has all
leaked out
This rather shocking statement startled
me. and ] was at a loss to know what marvel
lous animal it could be whose vitality was suf-
ficient to survive such severe mutilation. Let
me look at Bess. please. said l. and we will
soon have her nicely mended.'
Carefully tho tiny girl unrolled her parcel
and held up for my inspection a dollfrom whose
interior the sawdust had disappeared. Tho
stomach. indeed. had all leaked out | saw
that the tiny girl was entirely sincere. and that
she eagerly waited my assurances that the sick
doll would soon be made well. which. to be
sure, although / wanted to laugh, | did not
withhold. and the child departed with dried
eyes and renewed smiles. ! had my wife refill
the body and sew up the cut from which the
sawdust had escaped. The tiny girl came
down with her mother n day or two later to
recover the doll. and tho mother was prOfuse
in her apologies for the trouble the child had
given me and wanted to pay for the restuiflnG;
but | was too ftattered by the tiny girls evil
dent belief in the curative powers Of taXidermy
to accept pay, and she went her way rejoicing
with the rehabilitated BesS."