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 TAY most convenient model or frame on which the skin can be placed. The art also includes the preservation of the whole of the bodies of small animals, which in such cases is synony- mous with embalming. The principal opera- tions in taxidermy are the removal of the dn, which requires much care and dexterity, id its treatment with some preserving prep- ration, as arsenical soap, composed of arsenic oz., white soap 1 oz., carbonate of potash dr., distilled water 6 drs., camphor 2 drs. "lis soap prevents the attacks of insects and 3eps the skin soft. The larger skins are ften treated with the following preparation, lied "preservation powder:" arsenic and )urnt alum each 1 lb., ground oak bark 2 3., camphor lb. Gloves should be used in ipplying the preparation. Corrosive subli- late, carbolic acid, and more recently salicy- acid, have been used in different ways with iccess. There are so many details that di- jtions cannot be given in this place. See lirections by Prof. S. F. Baird in the "Eeport the Smithsonian Institution " for 1856 ; Swainson's "Taxidermy," forming a volume Lardner's " Cabinet Cyclopaedia ;" and the Jrown, F. Z. S. (Few York, 1875). TAY, a river and loch of Perthshire, Scot- id. The river rises in a small loch on the >rder of Argyleshire, and is called the Fillan itil it passes through Loch Dochart, 8 or 9 ., and thence to Loch Tay, 10 m. further, it i generally known as the Dochart. Near Loch it receives the Lochie, and below that 3h the river Lyon and numerous other tribu- iries. It is nearly 120 m. long, and describes Imost a semicircle, flowing mainly N". E. and i>. E., until it reaches Perth, whence it flows rly E. through the frith of Tay into the Forth sea. It has tide water and is navigable )r vessels of 9 ft. draught to Perth. Above lis point it flows through the finest valley " Scotland, and it discharges a larger volume water than any other river of the British ids. Its salmon fisheries are celebrated, joch Tay is about 16m. long and 1 m. wide, nth steep, precipitous banks, and is said to ive been sounded to a depth of 600 ft. Ben iwers, on its N". W. shore, rises to a height 3,984 ft. TiYGETUS. See LACONIA. TAYLOR, the name of six counties in the Fnited States. I. A N. county of West Vir- ginia, intersected by the Tygart's Valley river ; area, 130 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,367, of whom 343 were colored. The surface is very hilly, and the soil in some parts fertile. Iron ore and bituminous coal are abundant. The chief productions in 1870 were 28,684 bushels of wheat, 95,439 of Indian corn, 45,166 of oats, 10,305 of potatoes, 97,233 Ibs. of butter, 17,233 of wool, and 6,710 tons of hay. There were 1,685 horses, 1,791 milch cows, 4,638 other cat- tle, 6,000 sheep, and 2,651 swine; 4 tanneries, 2 iron founderies, 5 flour mills, 7 saw mills, 778 VOL. xv. 38 TAYLOR 591 and 2 machine shops. Capital, Pruntytown. II. A W. county of Georgia, bounded N. and E. by Flint river and drained by Whitewater and other creeks ; area, about 400 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 7,143, of whom 2,962 were colored. The surface is undulating and the soil generally fertile. It is intersected by the Southwestern railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 5,962 bushels of wheat, 119,269 of Indian corn, 6,491 of oats, 16,344 of sweet potatoes, and 3,559 bales of cotton. There were 348 horses, 654 mules and asses, 1,320 milch cows, 3,463 other cattle, 1,159 sheep, and 6,339 swine; 1 cotton factory, 2 flour mills, and 9 saw mills. Capital, Butler. III. A N. county of Florida, bounded S. W. by the gulf of Mexico and W. by the Ocilla river, and drained by several streams ; area, 1,100 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,453, of whom 79 were colored. The surface is level and the soil sandy. The chief productions in 1870 were 20,625 bushels of wheat, 9,535 of sweet potatoes, 244 bales of cotton, 6 hogsheads of sugar, and 4,369 gallons of molasses. There were 117 horses, 1,040 milch cows, 4,340 other cattle, and 4,650 swine. Capital, Perry. IV. A N. W. county of Texas, drained by Clear fork of Brazos river; area, 900 sq. m. ; returned in 1870 as having no population. The surface is mostly table land, with little timber or water. V. A central county of Kentucky, drained by affluents of Green river; area, about 275 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 8,226, of whom 1,850 were colored. The surface is hilly and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 27,744 bushels of wheat, 239,581 of Indian corn, 55,867 of oats, 11,959 of potatoes, 1,209,- 830 Ibs. of tobacco, 17,040 of wool, 95,869 of butter, and 1,219 tons of hay. There were 2,414 horses, 1,689 milch cows, 2,306 other cattle, 8,046 sheep, and 13,508 swine. Capi- tal, Campbellsville. VI. A S. W. county of Iowa, bordering on Missouri and drained by East Nodaway, One Hundred and Two, and Platte rivers; area, 560 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 6,989. The surface is generally level and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 56,852 bushels of wheat, 438,089 of In- dian corn, 85,886 of oats, 38,507 of potatoes, 33,868 Ibs. of wool, 120,167 of butter, and 14,174 tons of hay. There were 2,744 horses, 2,559 milch cows, 6,898 cattle, 9,953 sheep, and 10,568 swine; 2 flour mills, 3 saw mills, and 1 woollen factory. Capital, Bedford. TAILOR, Bayard, an American author, born in Kennett Square, Chester co., Pa., Jalf. 11, 1825. In 1842 he became an apprentice in a printing office in West Chester. In 1844-'5 he made a pedestrian tour in Europe, 'and after his return published " Views Afoot, or Europe seen with Knapsack and Staff " (1846). For a year he edited a newspaper in Phcenixville, Pa., then went to New York, wrote for the " Lit- erary World," and soon after became a mem- ber of the editorial staff of the " Tribune," in which journal many of his subsequent works of travel first appeared. In 1849 he visited
 * Taxidermist's Manual," by Capt. Thomas