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lect. To save the trouble of furnishing written in- 



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siructions to so many different parties, he drew up 

 and printed " Directions for collecting Insects in Fo- 

 reign Countries/' These were translated into several 

 languages, and extensively distributed among the 

 natives of different quarters of the globe, often accom- 

 panied by a series of coloured drawings of insects to 

 show what kind of objects were required. These Di- 

 rections we think it important to give here entire, as 

 they afford many suggestions which will be of great 

 advantage to the collector of the present day, being 

 the result of a more extensive experience than per- 

 haps was ever acquired in the same pursuit. 



" The person that would collect insects must go 

 into the fields or woods, taking with him the brass 

 tongs, nets, &c., the oval pocket-box, and the pin- 

 cushion stocked with pins. The box is lined at 

 top and bottom with cork, and is to receive what 

 he takes. When he catches an insect of any kind, 

 let him stick it through the body with a pin, and 

 place it in the box; using small pins for small 

 insects, and large pins for large ones. Large pins 

 should not be stuck into small insects. 



" If he catches a butterfly or moth, let him give 

 the body a squeeze with his finger and thumb while 

 it is in the net ; which will prevent its fluttering, 

 and will kill it. In doing this, he must take great 

 care not to rub off the meal or down on its wings, 

 for in that all their beauty consists. He mast not 

 squeeze the body of any other kind of insect ; only 

 a butterfly or moth, because it will do harm to the 



