The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
TAxlDERMY.


wide the air swept freely thru it. He glanced
afectionaey the beasts birds of the
air reposng in the attitudes which suited them best with
caressng hand he snoohed Some
animals and birds fierce their but the master
was not afraid of them because they stuffed and he
had stuffed them Was thoughtful him to leave
the door because wild things out of place in
glmpses flowing sunshine blue the
door there suggestion been
by the of the picturesque little shop
All Looking the Spot.
If it stiffness of these forest one
might almost imagined n green
high shelf flock of sober grouse and ducks eyed merit
pheasant whose bright golden
to cast glow the shadows. Beneath them Of
alas only the heads there leaning against the wall
Here also were two great heads live
his magnificent horns proudly than
decapated monarchs. There listened
to cracking in the underbrush wildcat, frowning
hercely his stove, growled
golden eagle opposite spreading its wings glorious
flight On long work table opposite the deer heads
sad little bundle which proved to be grouse. such as
sportsmen delight to hunt the wheat
plumage of Mr. Grouse SO tying on an apron with an air
that plainly said wearing aprons
removing the coat of feathers.
Way the Master Began.
First plugged nostrils bird with cot
possible from soing the
broke the wing joints wings
back That all right; the grouse might look if it
wanted to- but it never could hv again With nv heart
shaped knife looking mild edges,
carefully parted ncson several inches long
the breast Deft little cuts loosened the skin SO
could pulled breast
the legs reached them the
joints wings were severed in like manner
During the process wrong-sde
peeled from the body like glove with the wings
upon it, finally it was separated from the body just at
the base of the skull, md
wasn't in particular hurry while he did this work. he
the needed which was about half an hour He
either,
All fowls BIRDS
whooping cranes, quilts the feathers
skin hay
reasonable share of fat and that the diff
cult it frequently takes half a day.
Flat Limp Feathers.
recognize grouse in fat limp pile
of something which like wrapped pa
But the did not doubt its identity minute
ne ony scraped the SKIN and scraped and scraped till all
the shreds removed from it, Then pulled wing
and leg bones from their places and carefully cleaned them
bony in cleaned It was not
nice to handle the skin, moist as it handful
of coarsey powdered plaster of Paris sprnled and
rubbed This a minutes
it shaken off the skin dry.
Finally it white washed with
soap preserve very preserva-
tive, thru the skin, making it flexible
ment and bugs moths will stop to investigate
prepared. upon it,
could be preserved and left for-oh years
and it could still be mounted Sometimes skins
in this and left unmounted for
educational institutions they cabinet
be packed and kept for years
After the whitewashing process the skin covered
with cotton batting the could possibly
feathers then it turned featheside laid
to be mounted the next day. This method employed
in general with all skins
After Some Busting Around
The brought another limp
little bundle parchment which said duck
"piclzled' the before
te had heen the excent that the
had been made the back to the breast 1t
handsome bird of the ornaments Duc1dom
full pumage, yet the FURNISHED of it's
the breast tinged with the
brown markings Of the wings
pretty. feathers
useful suggested whnsically Wood ducks
trees which ducklings
enough hops Mother Ducks
holds catching her tuft of feathers in its bea
flies the nearest stream1et dumps it
the water going back for the rest
caref
bird dandies about their personal
appearance, Kept spick
that the beautiful breast feathers
Slightly soied it
With bit of cotton batting the
breast and it seemed he making it
of he not If he had had time
the duck the line and let the
that would taken about three hours;
the feathers with plaster of Paris and after
busting duck dry and beautiful
In stuffng birds, object is body