PRESERVATION OF INSECTS. 281 



immersion in boiling water; and, when dried, it is 

 fit for the cabinet. 



905. For all the operations of preserving insects 

 nicely corked, setting boards about a foot square 

 should be prepared, and on these all the insects 

 should remain until perfectly dry and stiff; after 

 which if kept in a warm room, there is little dan- 

 ger of their receiving any injury. 



