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should be emptied, the wick removed, and every- 

 thing thoroughly washed. The burner should be 

 cleaned and stored separately from the lamp, the 

 chimney wrapped in cotton to insure against break- 

 age, the thermometer packed in a little box of cot- 

 ton, the egg tester, wrench, screw driver and other 

 accessories also stored in the egg chamber. With 

 everything possible removed from the outside, the 

 machine may be stored in small space without dan- 

 ger of parts being broken ; in fact, several machines 

 may stand one upon another. As a further pro- 

 tection, they should be covered with cloths and 

 kept so until needed the following spring. 



Several weeks prior to starting the new hatch, 

 the parts should be assembled, the machine set up 

 and run to see that everything is in good order, so 

 that any necessary new parts can be secured before 

 the hatching season actually arrives. By such care, 

 however, there should be no losses of parts, and 

 the only thing that one should need would be wicks, 

 an occasional new burner, and extra lamp chim- 

 neys to take the place of those that break through 

 any accident. 



