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few seconds, and then plunged into cold water, 

 which condenses the fish and renders it easier 

 to be extracted. Crooked wires will, in gene- 

 ral, be found useful, in perfectly extracting the 

 contents of the shell. 



The collector should be provided with a can- 

 vas bag, for the larger sorts, and a wide mouthed 

 bottle or tin box for the smaller ones ; also one 

 or two oyster knives, for taking shells from the 

 rocks, and a hammer and chisel for such as per- 

 forate rocks and stones. A landing net, with 

 very small meshes, or the net used in fishing for 

 insects, and a small spade will be necessary 

 to dig for those which bury themselves in the 

 sand. 



