The Taxidermists' Manual S H Sylvester Paperback Book

The Taxidermists' ManualAuthor: S H SylvesterPublisher: Forgotten BooksCategory: Crafts & HobbiesBook Format: Paperback Excerpt from The Taxidermists' Manual: Giving Full Instructions in Mounting and Preserving Birds, Mammals, Insects, Fishes, Reptiles, Skeletons, Eggs, &C Tor - e pt. Of 60 per cent. Alcohol add an ounce each of arsenic, camphor, alum, and two drs. Strychnine. Shake it well and let it stand 12 hours. It is then fit for use. Label Poison, and keep the bottle well corked. Arsenical Soap. Pulverized Camphor, 5 drs. Pulverized Arsenic, (white, ) lb. White Soap, 1h. Salts Tartar, 1 1} oz. Prepared Chalk, fl 02. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.