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have cost Mr. Atkins £1,000. — T. B. Hall, Woodside, near Liverpool, Feb. I, 
1838. 
Mode of Killing Insects. —Mr. Dale, in his “Hints” (p. 81), has omitted 
mentioning Mr. Haworth’s plan for killing large Moths, which I think de¬ 
serves to be known and practised. “ When large Moths must be killed,” says 
Mr. H., “ destroy them at once by the insertion of a strong red-hot needle into 
the thickest parts, beginning in front of the thorax. If this be properly done, 
instead of lingering through several days, they are dead in an instant.”— -Peter 
Hylands, Bewsey House, Warrington, Feb. 3, 1838. 
Curious Locality for the Hedge Accentor’s Nest. —Most authors agree 
that the place this bird selects for building is a compact hedge. As a departure 
from the common rule, it may be mentioned that in the early part of spring, 
1836, a [pair of these birds built, and hatched their young, in a Fuchsia in Dr. 
Murray’s garden, at Belle-Vue.-— -Patrick Hawkridge, Scarborough, Aug. 7, 
1837- 
. The Veneer, Vanear, or Finear ( Crambus ).—A variety of C. argyreus (?), 
Glanville’s Wootton, Enborne, Berkshire, and Hurne, Hampshire, May 18 to 
July 9. Mr. Haworth mentioned in his letter 13 that he had added quite a 
newFineer (qu. C. deceptor? Bentley’s Cabinet) from Norfolk (Beacliamwell ?), 
taken June 1823, by H. Scales, Esq.—J. C. Dale, Glanville’s Wootton, Dor¬ 
setshire, July 9, 1837. 
On preserving Objects of Natural History in Spirits of Wine. —The 
following will be found an excellent preparation for covering over the corks of 
bottles in which the objects are preserved, and will effectually prevent the 
evaporation of the spirit:— 
Common resin. 
Red ochre, well pulverised. 
.Yellow wax. 
Oil of turpentine. 
The quantities of resin and oxide of iron, or of oil of turpentine and wax, must 
be regulated according to the degree of brittleness or elasticity that is required. 
The wax and resin must be first melted, and the ochre added in small quantities, 
at each addition being briskly stirred with a spatula; when this mixture has 
boiled seven or eight minutes, the oil of turpentine may be added, well stirring it, 
and the whole boiled for a short period longer. It is necessary to be very careful 
. that these substances do not take fire, and in case they do, it is as well to be 
provided with a lid to cover the vessel and extinguish the flame. The quality of 
the luting can be ascertained by putting a little from time to time upon a cold 
plate, by which means its degree of tenacity is easily ascertained. 
After having carefully corked the bottles, and wiped them well with a dry 
