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the Birds to dry before ranging them in the Box, 
the beft is to put them in quite dripping with the Li- 
quor. Having filled the Box well, there remains 
only to fiiut it up, 
8. Any Box, of what Form foever, may be fit 
for Birds which are to be on the Journey only for 
fome Weeks or a few Months: Such as are to tra- 
vel Years, require more Precaution ; though they 
are not fubjed to Corruption, yet they may be 
torn to Pieces before their Arrival, if Infeds greedy 
of them can come at them, and multiply in their 
new Habitation. One may by Care fo well clofe 
up thole Boxes, as to render it impoflible for thofe 
dreadful Infeds to get to the In fide ; Paper glued 
over all the joints will prevent it. But Barrels are 
preferable to Boxes, for fuch Birds as are to remain 
{hut up for a Year or longer; the fmalleft Infeds 
will not find a Paftage for creeping into a Barrel, 
which will not permit the fmalleft Drop of Liquor 
to get out. Birds being put wet into the Barrel, 
keep from drying up too much, and keep one an- 
other the clofer. As good Luck will have it, carni- 
vorous Infeds are none of thofe that will pierce 
Wood. So by ufing Spirit of Wine or ftrong 
Brandy, as we juft now faid, one will fucceed in 
having thofe Birds arrive in a good Condition at 
the remoteft Places. There is ftill another' Way 
for it, which may appear more convenient, efpe- 
cially for Birds of a large Size. 
The third JVny 
Is to preferve Birds by a fort of Embalming, 
and even by adual Embalming, in Countries 
S f 2 * where 
