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braces, let them remain in that fituation, till' 
not only the aqueous moiffure be evaporated, 
but the oily and faline particles, which will in 
a gteat meafure fly off alfo, otherways the con- 
fequence will be bad : viz. the wings will not 
only ffart from their natural pofltion, but the 
bodies with the antenna will grow mouldy wheft 
in the cabinet* or repofitory; and what is of 
worfe cohlequence, they will breed millions of 
Animalcule which will infallibly deftroy them, 
except fome remedy is applied. I would there¬ 
fore advife they may be kept in fome dry place 
open to the air, and where they may be free from 
duff for a confiderable length of time before 
they are placed in the cabinets 
If at any time the infedts, in a cabinet 
or box where they are placed for prefervation, 
fhould appear as if growing mouldy, or be in- 
fefted with fmall Animalcule, which is- known 
by a kind of duff feen beneath the abdomen j in 
this cafe the fmoke of tobacco is the only effec¬ 
tual remedy, which muff be blown through the 
fmall end of a pipe admitted through a hole 
mace for that purpofe at the back part of the 
drawer or box, this not only corrects the putrid 
and 
