Below are given instructions on cleaning and mounting a pair of stag's antlers. Well wash and scrub the antlers with warm water and soap. Thoroughly dry them with a cloth or towel, then give another smart rubbing with a perfectly dry cloth to remove some of the dulness from the sharp edges and prominences. The antlers can be mounted by one of the following methods. Fig. 1 shows how, by cutting a piece off the back of the antler, it may be fixed to tht-mount by means of a screw passing through a holt previously drilled in the antler. Fig. '2 shows an arti ficial forehead of wood, with short processes or projections upon which the antlers rest, being screwed from the back. Another method is to drill a large hole lengthwise into the antler from the base, and in this hole to place a dowel (see Fig. 3), by means of which the antler may be fixed as in Figs. 1 or 2. Designs of shields or mounts are shown by Figs, 4 to 7. To make these, double a piece of paper, draw half the shield as shown, and cut out through both pieces of paper. Flatten out the paper and mark round on the wood witb a pencil. The mounts can be made of oak, mahogany, or walnut, the first-named for preference. Ebony or ebonised wood is rather too gloomy, though often used.

Cleaning and Mounting Antlers.