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This operation is carried on in boxes of galvanised iron with a 
hinged door and peor on an indiarubber edging to ensure air- 
tightness. A drawing of the form and dimensions "m the box as 
used by the Crédit I Fosioier Colonial is given below : 
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Each box has eleven drawers or trays; the bottom and the 
Sixth drawer are for the vessels containing chloride of calcium, 
the others are for holding the vanilla ; in “the former are placed 
18 vue e chloride of calcium, and in the latter 45 kilos. of vanilla. 
he vanilla is laid upon wooden hurdle-shaped frames resting 
upon little brackets rivetted into the sides of the box he tray 
can thus be drawn out in order to arrange the vanilla properly. 
Several Bath are placed on each tra 
The should not be made of resinous or strong-smelling 
ada: as i viis absorbs and retains i it comes in contact 
with; the hurdling is made of split ra 
The vessels containing chloride of alerts should be double 
bottomed, the inner one being qoin to allow of the escape of 
the liquid chloride of calcium. Each time the case is opened the 
chloride vessels should be looked to, dire de chloride renewed or 
