1951. To a pint of cod-liver oil add an ounce of fine salt; shake them well together, till they amalgamate.
1952. To Dress Squirrel and other Skins.—Take a handful of common salt, and half the quantity of alum; boil it in half a gallon of water till dissolved. When cold, the skins may be put in to steep, and allowed to remain for a fortnight, occasionally turning them; they may then be taken out, stretched on a board (skin side outward) till dry; they will then be found perfectly soft and pliable.
1953. Another Method.—Stretch the fresh skin on a board, and dress it with water in which salt and alum have been dissolved—applying the solution with a brush. This does not injure the glossiness of the fur, which is apt to be affected when the skin is immersed.
1954. To Clean Furs.—Strip the fur articles of their stuffing and binding, and lay them as much as possible in a flat position.
1955. They must then be subjected to a very brisk brushing, with a stiff clothes-brush; after this, any moth-eaten parts must be cut out, and be neatly replaced by new bits of fur to match.