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quality in the weight and bulk of these sub- 

 stances will occasion the gauze to open when 

 thrown from the hand: a thin piece of twine, 

 a yard or two long, may be tied to the remain- 

 ing corner, by which the net may be drawn 

 in at pleasure. The art of spreading it to its 

 full extent may be acquired with very little 

 practice. 



HAVING caught the insects, the next thing 

 is to preserve them. Moths, butterflies, lo- 

 custs, and others of this class, may be killed 

 by nipping them across the thorax. Wasps, 

 bees, hornets, &c. when secured, may be 

 treated in the same way, guarding the hand 

 with a handkerchief; or they may be squeez- 

 ed with a pair of forceps: but if the Collector 

 be not careful in performing this operation, he 

 will in all probability have cause to regret his 

 want of caution. Or they may be killed by 

 putting them into a glass immersed halfway in 



