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can be used for this purpose, as the very deli- 
cate claws, feelers, &c. of some species, are 
certain to become entangled init. The best 
method is to stick the pins (on which they are 
fixed) very fast into the bottom, sides, and 
top of the box I have already described.— 
When the box is full, and the insects quite 
dry, a small portion of camphor should be 
placed securely in the corners; and the open- 
ings should be closed with pitched canvass, 
otherwise the ants, so numerous and over- 
powering in hot countries, would enter and 
devour the contents. 
THE finest insects are brought from the tro- 
pical climates. Brazil, India, Java, China, &c. 
produce beautiful species. 
THE insects from new countries, and those 
islands and remote parts which are seldom vi- 
