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ling them, by whom they are frequently drop- 
ped and chipped, and thus rendered of little va- 
lue: the spectator is also often desirous of pos- 
sessing them. The author has known many in- 
stances where the cream of a collection made 
during a long voyage has been carried away 
by those to whom it wasshown. The collector 
should therefore remove them out of sight as 
expeditiously as possible. 
WE shall now proceed to describe the best 
methods of packing shells.—Pour some saw- 
dust, or if that be not at hand, some sand from 
the beach, into a chest or beef barrel; into this 
may be deposited the large and strong shells, 
covering them with sand, or saw-dust; but the 
tender varieties should be packed singly in 
small boxes, and introduced. to fill up the in- 
terstices between the large shells. The Paper 
Nautili may be packed, with great care, one 
within another, in shallow boxes, which should 
