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CATALOGUE. 



THE RAJAH or BETEL NUT, 

 from Australia, sometimes found 

 in the West Indies. This little nut 

 contains an indelible ink for marking 

 linen. It will grow if planted in a 

 conservatory. It is chewed by the 

 natives of Australia to blacken their 

 teeth. One nut will mark six dozen 

 pieces of linen with initials. 10 cts. 

 each, 3 for 25 cts., free by mail. 



EYE -STONE or Operculum, from Singapore ; price 75 

 cts. each, free by mail. This is the eye-stone used by 

 oculists for passing through the eye. These are already ground 

 and polished, and mounted on pearl as a shirt stud. The sup- 

 ply is limited and they cannot be obtained elsewhere in the 

 United States. 



ENGLISH SCOLLOP -SHELL {Pectan Jacobceans), used 

 for cooking and serving oysters and fish in ; 75 cts. per 

 dozen, by mail 85 cts. This shell measures from 4 to 6 inches 

 across and has gone through a process of cleansing that makes 

 it perfectly sweet and clean. During the last two seasons I 

 have sold several hundred gross of this article. It is the only 

 known shell that will stand the heat of the oven. 



SHELL CAMEOS, beautifully carved in Rome, suitable for 

 mounting or the cabinet ; subjects, principally heads ; 

 small sizes 25 cts. each, large sizes 75 cts. each, free by mail. 

 These cannot be matched elsewhere in the United States for 

 double the money. 



WALRUS TEETH, showing the nervine or marrow bone 

 of the tooth, the upper part of the ivory having been 

 cut off; 75 cts. each, by mail 85 cts. 



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APLES RED CORAL in natural condition, very rare 

 and nice specimens for cabinet, 75 cts. each, free by 



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