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VI. OTHER COLLECTIONS 



Children Vnust not make collections of birds and birds' eggs. A 

 small collection of mounted birds might be valuable for the school, 

 but the children must not do the collecting, nor should they be 

 allowed to collect eggs. 



Bones of mammals should be boiled, after which the flesh can 

 be picked oil, but they should be prepared by the teacher. The 

 teacher can also procure good material at the meat market. A 

 clean bone or a clean, fresh piece of meat are not objectionable. 

 The nests of birds may be taken after the young birds have left 

 them. Such nests should be disinfected by being placed in gaso- 

 lene for about fifteen minutes. Do not place the gasolene near a 

 lighted lamp or near fire of any kind. 



VII. ALCOHOLIC MATERIAL 



Frogs, tadpoles, beetles, and other insects, as well as fruits and 

 roots of plants, can be preserved for an indefinite time in seventy 

 per cent alcohol; but alcoholic material loses most of its natural 

 color. 



VIII. SOME HELPFUL LITERATURE 



1. Write to the Agricultural Experiment Station of your state 

 for a list of its publications. 



2. Write to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for 

 a list of publications issued by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. 



3. Below is a brief list of books that will furnish interesting 

 reading for somewhat mature persons. 



Any of the books of John Burroughs. 

 Any of the books of C. C. Abbott. 

 Ingersoll Wild Neighbors. 

 Cornish. Animals at Work and at Play. 

 Rogers. Hunting American Big Game. 

 Edwards. Camp Fires of a Naturalist. 



Thompson. The Boys' Book of Sports. An excellent book for 

 young and old to have with you when out camping. 



