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5 heet of clean Paper on it, and on that a heavy Book, or fome fuch Thino- to 
prefs it: After which it may be preferved in a Frame covered with a Glafs. 
I fliall add to this Receipt another that may ferve to decorate the former, which is 
a Way to take the Figures of Butterflies on thin gum’d Paper, which may be cut out 
and ftuck into other Pictures by Way of Embellifhment. 
Take Butterflies, or Field Moths, either thofe catched abroad, or fuch as are taken 
in Caterpillars, and nurfed in the Houfe till they be Flies, clip off their Wings very 
clofe to their Bodies, and lay them on clean Paper, in the Form of a Butterfly when 
flying, then have ready prepared Gum Arabic, that hath been fome time diffolved in 
Water, and is pretty thickif you put a Drop of Ox Gall into a Spoonful of this, 
it will be better for the Ufe, temper them well with your Finger, and fpread a 
little of it on a Piece of thin white Paper, big enough to take both Sides of your 
Fly when it begins to be clammy under your Finger, the Paper is in proper Order 
to take the Feathers from the Wings of the Fly; then lay the gum’d Side on the 
Wings, and it will take them up, then double your Paper fo as to have all the Wings 
between the Paper, then lay it on a Table, preiTing it clofe with your Fingers j and 
you may rub it gently with fome fmooth hard Thing; then open the Paper, and 
take out the Wings, which will come forth tranfparent: The Down of the upper and 
under Side of the Wings, flicking to the gum’d Paper, form a jufl Likenefs of both 
Sides of the Wings in their natural Shapes and colours. 
The Nicety of taking off depends on ajull degree of Moifler of the gum’d 
Paper, for if it be too wet, all will be blotted and confufed, and if too dry, your 
Paper will flick fo fafl together, that it will be torn in Separation. When you have 
opened your gum’d Papers, and they are dry, you mufl draw the Bodies from the 
natural Ones, and paint them in Water-Colours; you mufl take a Paper that will 
bear Ink very well for this Ufe, for a finking Paper will feparate with the Wet, and 
fpoil all. 
I never heard that ever thefe Things were known or pra6tifed in Fngland, before 
I difeovered and performed them myfelf, fo I hope they will be acceptable to the 
Curious. Infefts bring to my Mind a very curious and laborious Work now perform¬ 
ing at Nuremberg in Germany, by Auguftus 'John Roflel, which, for its Accuracy, and 
flridl keeping to Nature, far exceeds any Thing of the Kind that has fallen under 
my Obfervation : It is now publiflaing Monthly by the Author, who has far advanced 
in the Work. I have feen what Numbers are publiflaed, fo finely engraved and co¬ 
loured by the Author, that they almofl equal original Drawings. 
It is now Time to clofe this Volume of Birds 1 believe I fliall publifh nothing 
farther, but if I fliould continue to amufe myfelf on any Natural Subjecfl, it will fo far 
difihr from this Work, that it will require quite another Title, and will be no Part 
of what is already publifhed. 
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