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succeeded in producing a most unexceptionable 

 article. 



857. Finally, pill boxes, obtainable of any 

 druggist, complete the outfit of the entomologist. 

 There is now an excellent kind manufactured, of 

 which the tops and bottoms never come out, 

 owing to a little management in avoiding the 

 usual pressure : it is important to get these. It is 

 important also to avoid sitting on pill boxes, as it 

 must interfere with their structure : to avoid this, 

 the author carries them in a breast pocket. 



