GENEKAL NOTES 
175 
As shown in the drawing, the case is 25 inches long by 14 inches high, and 7 
inches deep, outside measurements. While these dimensions may be varied at 
will, they are those of a fairly large “suit case,’^ and this size is handy to carry, 
to stow away in passenger coaches or automobiles, and will sling well on a pack 
saddle. 
This case is made of some light, tough wood, | inch in thickness, reinforced 
at the ends with angle irons or brass. The solid outer “door” of the case is 
of the same material as the main body of the box, but its ends are strengthened 
by a strip running across grain, nailed, screwed, or glued on, as is usually done 
in such construction. 
FI ELD. COLLECT IMG. CASE. 
The shelves are of i or inch wood that must be soft enough to take pins 
well. Five shelves to a case are ordinarily suflScient for average collecting. 
As shown in the cut, the cleats for the shelves do not extend quite up to 
the top, and when not in use for specimens the shelves can all be stowed away 
in the upper part, leaving the rest of the box clear for packing material and 
supplies, such as mouse traps, cotton, or anything not too heavy. 
The cleats are short enough, and the shelves narrow enough to allow the screen 
door to lie between them and the outer door, so that when the latter is removed, 
the screen is in place to protect specimens from flies, mice, cats, etc. The frame 
for this wire screen should be made of tough, straight-grained wood, as it is of 
light construction and must stand handling in taking out and putting in place, 
as well as an occasional fall. 
