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of the fea, almoft devoured by ants, before 

 they became dry and hard. To prevent injuries 

 of this kind, a little powdered corrofive fub- 

 limate, or the fublimate folution (Seel. I. page 

 io.) may be fpnnkled upon thefe productions. 

 Some of the fmall, and branches of the large 

 ones, might alfo be put into fpirits, and the 

 parts of them thereby preferved much more 

 diftinct, which would ferve greatly to illuftrate 

 their natural hiftory (j). 



(s) Though the author agrees with the ingenious J. Ellis, 

 F. R. S. in the propriety of ranking corals, corallines, £s?c. 

 among the animal kingdom, he has placed them under this 

 feclion, as they are ufually thought to be vegetable pro- 

 ductions, and in their external appearance certainly refe ru- 

 ble them. 



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