The following are methods of cleaning a tiger's skin.

(1) Moisten bran with hot water and well rub it into the fur with a piece of clean flannel; then with fresh dry bran, well rubbed in with a clean dry flannel.

(2) Rub damp whiting (not wet) well into the fur so that it goes down to the actual skin. Leave it till next day, well rub the dry whiting, and remove by shaking and brushing with an ordinary clothes brush. The skin should be placed over the back of a chair and well brushed along the parting thus made, blowing away the dust and whiting at the same time. To brighten up the colours, benzoline should be applied by means of a clothes brush, which should be passed lightly in the way of the fur, not against the fur.

(3) Heat in an oven a mixture of equal parts of flour and powdered salt, and while hot thoroughly rub it into the fur. When the whole has been dressed, shake and brush out the mixture as described above.

(4) To wash the skin, cut up a bar of soap and dissolve it in about 2 gal. of boiling water. Place the skiu upon a table and wet the whole fur with the solution. A gentle rubbing with the hands will loosen most of the dirt. Now dilute about 2 qt. of the solution with 2 gal. of warm water, and continue the washing, the skin still lying upon the table. When the skin is quite clean, remove the soap with plenty of clean water. Then dry it by means of a clean sponge, followed by clean cloths. In this way little of the actual skin will become wet. Now hang it in the shade, and frequently take it down and shake it well, hanging it by a different part each time. Any part that appears to be getting hard should be well rubbed between the hands.