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slab of rock which contains the skeleton, and keep it in one 

 piece forever. Such specimens have a good market value in 

 cash, which will well repay the care and labor bestowed upon 

 them ; but at the same time a novice should not make the very 

 common mistake of supposing that a fossil which is new f<> 

 him must necessarily be worth its weight in gold. If you wish 

 to sell any good fossils, you will get a fair valuation by offer- 

 ing them to Professor Henry A. Ward, Rochester, N. Y. 



