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things are thrown away after their contents have 

 been used, and every ash dump has a supply of 

 them. 



Ordinary bottles with narrow necks are not 

 good for live specimens as they do not supply 

 enough air, while for both live and dead specimens 

 they are awkward to handle because of the narrow 

 necks and consequent danger of injuring the insect 

 while introducing it into the bottle or taking it 

 out. At the ten-cent stores I have been able to 

 secure a nmnber of small fish globes which are 

 used by me in which to keep live water beetles, 

 water bugs, skaters, boat-beetles, the larvse, that 

 is the young, of the dragon-flies, as well as snails, 

 periwinkles and small fresh-water clams. The 

 latter creatures are the food supply for the water 

 bugs. 



THE USE OF PILL BOXES 



A lot of little wooden pill boxes are very handy 

 for delicate or minute specimens, and it is a good 

 idea to have cotton in some of the boxes on which 

 to place your trophies. 



PINS 



The collector will need pins, but it is not neces- 

 sary to buy the long German skewers, although 



