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cinder in it is well lighted, we cover it with an 

 iron plate, the edges of which are raised in the 

 form of a dish. We pass a pin into the anus of 

 the caterpillar, to make a passage for the intestines ; 

 we empty it, by pressing it with the thumb and 

 fore-finger, beginning at the head and proceeding 

 to the anus. When it is quite empty, we introduce 

 into the anus a pipe of straw or grass, of a size 

 proportioned to that of the caterpillar ; we pass a 

 small pin across the skin of the caterpillar at the 

 last ring, so that the pin passes through" the straw as 

 well, and keeps it in its place. We then present 

 the caterpillar to the top of the furnace, but not 

 to its greatest heat, that the posterior part may 

 attach itself, when drying, to the pipe ; half a mi- 

 nute will suffice for this, which done, we blow 

 through the pipe, and the caterpillar will imme- 

 diately swell, and take its proper form : we con- 

 tinue to blow, turning round the pipe of straw all 

 the time ; and when we perceive that the cater- 

 pillar is dry, and will remain in its natural form, 

 we take out the pin and straw pipe. If either re- 

 sist, we cut it close off. 



Star-Fish . ( Aster ice. ) 



At low tides, we find a considerable quantity of 

 marine animals, and particularly star-fish, either in 

 the sand, or, more frequently, attached to large 



