A few pinches and touches will set the head, as it dries, into its natural form. When nearly dry, comb and brush the hair well.
A common mistake is to put wool or putty where there is no meat, which detracts from the wild look of the animal.
Only use white medicated carbolic acid crystal; it liquefies in a little warmth. Carbolic acid is a poison, and will burn the hands and clothes if not carefully handled. The antidote is oil. But when used in the proportion of one to forty parts of water it will do no harm.
The nose and lips of a head can be touched up with a little Brunswick black, and the horns oiled.
In conclusion, let me beg no boy to be discouraged with his first attempt, as often fine furred animals, like a fox, look very woebegone on first emerging from the solution, but improve vastly as they begin to dry and the hair to stand out naturally.
THE SNIPE.