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I. A Method of preparing Specimens of Fifth, 
by drying their Skins, as prafiifed by John 
Frid. Gronovius, M. 2). at Leyden. 
There are requijite for this Purpofe , 
A very fine Needle. 
Slips of Parchment as large as the Fifhes. 
Minnikin Pins, or fmall Pins. 
Take hold of the Fifh with your Left Hand, fo as 
that the Belly may be towards the Hollow of your 
Hand, and its Head pointed to your Breaft. Then 
with the Needle make a Wound behind its Head, 
into which introduce one of the Points of your Scif- 
fars, cutting gently from thence along to the Tail. 
If you would preferve the Right Side, the Sciffars are 
to be conducted on the Lefc Side of the Fin. This 
being done from the Head to the Tail, the Sciffars 
are to be pointed deeper, and the Flefh divided quite 
to the Back- bone. Then turn the Fifh with its Back 
downward, and its Belly upward, and proceed in the 
fame manner, cutting with the Sciffars through both 
Head and Jaws. Take away the Brain and Gills. 
The Fifh then eafily parts, the Inteftines appear, 
which may be eafily taken away. The Back-bones 
are then to be cut a funder, the Fifh is to be wafhed, 
rubbed till it is dry with a Linen Cloth, and placed 
upon a Board, in fuch a manner as that the Skin, 
Read 
Meeting t 
Royal So 
on March 4. 
Pair of Sciffars, with very fine 
Blades, and fharp Points. 
1 741-2. 
Small wooden Plates (of the 
Lime-tree, or wooden Trenchers). 
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