236 Preserving fishes. Chap'J 



the cover. The best way of closing the box is to 

 a small round hole in the cover of the box. Fi 

 down the cover of the box,- then pour spirit th 

 the small hole, until the box is quite full. Thi 

 may then be easily closed by another small squa 

 of tin. 



8. Turn the box upside down and see whet 

 keeps in the spirit perfectly. 



9. Eeptiles of every description may be pres 

 in the same way. However, as they naturally c< 

 less fluid, it will be sufficient, to change the i 

 once. 



10. The list should be prepared in duplicat< 

 copy being retained till the receipt of the other 

 knowledged. The list should contain the native i 

 of the fish, and any information of their habits, que 

 etc., that may be procurable. It should state in 

 cular whether the fish was caught in a Tank or '. 



If you want to preserve for the table, the foil 

 instructions may be acceptable: — 



How to cure whiting: 



"As soon as possible, clean, and then with a 

 "short knife split the fish from throat to tail, takin 

 "in so doing that the knife feels its way by pressing \ 

 "along the backbone, thus making a neat cut and 

 "ing ragging the meat of the fish. By the aid of tht 

 "dissect out the backbone to two-thirds of its leng 

 "wards the tail, and break it off. 



