CHAPTER T. 



On Cleaning and Packing Shells. 



SHELLS frequently receive considerable in- 

 jury, and sometimes are entirely spoiled, by the 

 attempts of unskilful persons to clean them.— — 

 It is therefore of essential consequence that the 

 following observations be most strictly attend- 

 ed to. 



Whfn a live shell is found, it would soon be- 

 come offensive, unless the animal were taken 

 out. To perform this, nothing more is requi- 

 site than to put the shell into a kettle of wa- 

 ter, and let it heat gradually, until it boils. 



