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 was shown. 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 



