may be purchased for a shilling each), into 

 which the shells should be placed io layers, with 

 sawdust strewed amongst them. The Paper 

 Nautili should be packed, keel down, in shallow 

 boxes, which should be filled with sawdust, 

 moss, cotton, or paper shavings, for any heavier 

 substance would^chip the edges of the shells, and 

 diminish their value. The boxes>into which these 

 are packed, should never contain more than one 

 layer. Small chip boxes may be used for par- 

 ticular varieties, but as these boxes are very 

 slight, they should be afterwards packed within 

 the larger ones ; and when all are full, they ought 

 to be stowed away in an empty barrel or chest, 

 which should be finally closed or nailed down; 

 marked, and entered on the Ship''s manifest, as 

 Shells — to prevent the risk of seizure. The 

 Custom House expenses are so trivial, and tlie 

 process so simple, that the Author will have 

 pleasure in assisting any one who may be unac- 

 quainted with the routine. 



