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tides of sublimat 

 a spot exposed to j 

 will never ventur 

 received corrosive | 



You are aware 

 fatal poison to ii 

 trescent so is ale 

 of course they car 

 spirit penetrates 

 velocity, deposits 

 and flies off. The 

 and nothing can 

 alcohol has left it. I 



Furs of animal 

 retain their pristine brightness and durability in any 

 climate. 



Take the finest curled feather from a lady's head, 

 dip it in the solution, and shake it gently till it be 

 dry ; you will find that the spirit will fly off in a few 

 minutes, not a curl in the feather will be injured, and 

 the sublimate will preserve it from the depredation of 

 the insect. 



Perhaps it may be satisfactory to add here, that, 

 some years ago, I did a bird upon this plan in Deme- 

 rara. It remained there two years. It was then con- 

 veyed to England, where it stayed five months, and 

 returned to Demerara. After being four years more 

 there, it was conveyed back again through the West 

 Indies to England, where it has now been near five 

 years, unfaded and unchanged. 



* All the feathers require to be touched with the solution, in order that 

 they may be preserved from the depredation of the moth. The surest way 

 of proceeding is, to immerse the bird in the solution of corrosive sublimate, 

 and then dry it before you begin to dissect it. 



