THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.
Never attempt to dress a bird when its feathers are broken or badly blood stained, unless it is a rare specimen.
Never dress a bird after the feathers begin to slip.
Never dress an animal after the hair begins to slip.
Never let a hide get dry before applying the preserving powder.
Never stretch a hide out of shape while taking it off.
Never forget to stop all wounds and the mouth and nostrils with cotton as soon as you kill the specimen.
Never let a specimen get dry after stuffing it before shaping and setting it up.
Never inhale the preserving powder, or get it in cuts or sores, for it is a deadly poison.
Never be afraid of putting too much of the preserving powder on a hide.