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PREFACE 
The object of this pamphlet, as indicated by its title, 
is to facilitate to every one the means of collecting, 
preserving and sending home collections of natural 
history. 
By attending exactly to the following instructions, 
any resident in the less explored parts of Europe (1), 
and in Asia, Africa, America or Oceania, may collect 
(1) In Europe, the following countries have been well explored : 
France, England, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and other neighbou- 
ring States. 
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