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Hard insects, like beetles, were mostly glued down 

 to show both upper and under sides, while most 

 other insects were stuck on thorns or fibers and 

 fastened upright in the slices of pith. 



Butterflies and moths had their wings spread so 

 that the hind margins of the front wings made a 

 straight line at right angles to the body. Dupli- 

 cate and reserve specimens were carefully folded 

 and packed between thin layers of bombax bark 

 for spreading at some future time, after they had 

 been softened by lying a few hours in a moist cham- 

 ber. 



The insect collection was like a munition factory; 

 it was no place either for enemies or for careless 

 friends. Cockroaches, ants, mice, the pet coon, and 

 likewise Snowball and the monkey, were emphatic- 

 ally barred. 



