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well washed previously), then dip it in clean 

 cold water, and squeeze the superfluous water 

 out, so that the moss shall be wet, but not 

 dripping. Portions of rough sponge, the size 

 of a wallnut, well cleaned, are as good packing 

 as moss, and are cleaner (these must also, of 

 course, be damped). Upon the layer of moss 

 deposit a layer of your " eye-showing " eggs, 

 and arrange them so that they shall not 

 touch one another. Place another layer of 

 moss, another layer of eggs, and so on till the 

 bottle is full ; but there must be no pressure 

 anywhere. Pour out any water that has 

 collected at the bottom of the bottle, cover 

 the top with a bit of common paper, and 

 stab some holes in it with a penknife. Your 

 bottles being all filled, get a stout but light 

 box arrange your bottles in it in the 



