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of the ]>rice asked. To assist such a beginner T will not 

 only describe the drawer which I found very successful 

 during the twenty years I haye used them in South 

 Africa, but I wi\l also give some short description of how 

 to make them, a method which was gradually deyeloped 

 toy myself in the making of nearly 500 drawers. Many 

 mistakes, much loss of money, of insects and of time can 

 thus be avoided. The cheapest wood for the sides is 

 american poplar, which answers better than any of the 

 cheaper woods, and if well seasoned is quite satisfactory 

 Pinewood should be avoided, as the resin of this woofi 

 combines readily with the fat of some insect-bodies, and 

 thus increases their tendency to greasiness. I think there 

 is no sense in using hardwood, as some writers advocate, 

 it only makes the drawers unnecessarily heavy I always 

 make the bottom of three-ply veneer; formerly I used 

 j-inch, but my last lots were made of the j^j and 

 answer very well and are much cheaper. The top I cover 

 with well selected ordinarij glass. My standard size ol' 

 drawer takes a glass of 14 by 18 inches, as I found this 

 most economical with the size of the veneer. Boxes or 

 drawers should not be too small, as it is as much trouble 

 to make a large as a small box, and, in material, the dif 

 ference is not so great : yet the boxes should allow of 

 easy handling. One can not have steady lingers for plac- 

 ing an insect into the drawer or examining it with the 

 magnifier if one has to handle boxes of, say, three by two 

 feet, made of one-inch wood. The accompanying illus 

 tration will be sufficient to show the details for the struc- 

 ture of the box, especially when following its construe 

 tion. Obtain first-class, Vinch thick poplar (american), 

 and have this cut up into strips of 1-^-inch wide for the 

 box itself, and strips of 1-inch wide for the lid. Twelve 

 feet lengths will be most convenient. Next procure a 

 good mitre-box and fix it on the ])ench. At +lie correct 

 distance fix a small block of wood in such a way thai: 

 the Clinch wood comes well against it when placed in th-3 

 mitre-box. (Fig. 2.) After first cutting a mitre at tha 

 end of the stri]>, I urn it over and then move it ilong until 



