THE NATURALISTS’ COMPANION . 
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EXCHAJVGES. 
THISeuliiiun is open to all subscribers, trho oia;' insert 
exchanges free of charge. \0 advertisements admitted to this 
column under any circumstances, and we, shall reserve the 
right to insert no exchanges which are merely intended to se* 
cure cash purchasers.'-Ed. 
Ari'hur C. Roberts, Graiigerburg, 
Medina Co., Ohio.—A collection of 15 
varieties of labeled wood, 4 x 2 ^ in., for 
best offer of ixi minerals. 
J. J. Schneider, Anaheim, Cal.— 
First-class Californian birds’ eggs, sin¬ 
gle and in sets, with full data,to exchange 
for others. Send lists. 
C. F. Hotchkin, ioi Main St., Bing¬ 
hamton, N. Y.—A letter seal with mon¬ 
ogram for A. A. chapters with number, 
if desired, for minerals or natural curi¬ 
osities. 
C. 1. VValrer, Jr., Summerville, S. 
C .—3 fossils for No. 2 of this paper. 
Coins for arrowheads, spear heads, min¬ 
erals or curiosities. Fossils for books 
on natural history. 
C. P. Guelf, Brockport,N. Y. —Will 
exchange a fine large collection of min¬ 
erals and curiosities for a young hunting 
dog in good condition, pointer prefered. 
Or will give cash or other exchanges. 
When writing state size, weight, color, 
age, name, pedigree, if any, and give a 
full and complete description. 
Will H. Phillips, 19 Bigelow ave., 
Cincinnati, Ohio.—Indian arrowheads, 
pieces of pottery and Cincinnati fossils 
for revenue, document, match, medicine 
and playing-card 'stamps, 12 arrow¬ 
heads for 20 different match, medicine 
or playing-card stamps, 8 for 15 , 5 fol¬ 
io, 10 for 30 mixed, or 5 for 15 mixed. 
G. T. Beard, 1657 Mission St., .San 
Francisco, Cal.—Fine side-blown eggs 
of the thick-billed gullimot, burgomaster 
gull, double-crested ])uffin, green jiatch 
cormorant, English sparrow, etc., for 
other first-class eggs, etc. Shells, Alas¬ 
ka starfish, and minerals to exchange for 
eggs, minerals, shells, Indian relics, also 
foreign stamj>s for the same. 
.4. G. King, Brockport, N. Y.—.4- 
fife with mouth-piece, and a book on 
])enmanship, finely illustrated,for a good 
flute or a large double-bass bow. 
J. C. Jay, La Hoyt, Iowa.—Minerals, 
fossils, shells, Indian relics, and all kinds 
of sea curiosities for stamps of any kind; 
or any of the above for stamp and curi¬ 
osity ])apers. 2 arrowheads for No. 1 
of this paper. 
COBRESPOJVBEJVCE. 
This Column in opnn free to yearly subseribers only. 
HOW TO SKELE'I'ONIZE LEAVES. 
'Po C. I. W., Summerville, S. C.— 
Yhe following is a good recipe for skel¬ 
etonizing leaves: A sablespoonful of 
chlorid of lime in a liquid state, mixed 
with a quart of jaire spring water. 
Leaves or seed vessels of plants should 
be soaked in the mixture for about four 
hours, then taken out and well washed 
in a large basin filled with water, after 
which they should be left to dry with 
free exposure to light and air. Some of 
the larger species of forest leaves or such 
as have strong ribs will require to be 
left rather more than four hours in the 
liquid. Glenn Stearns, 
Circleville, I'ex. 
G. T. B., San Francisco, Cal.— 
Davie’s Egg Check List contains the 
nomenclature of N. A. birds. Price at 
this office, .;?i.oo. 
We will have better paper in our next. 
For want of space the article on M'ax- 
idermy was crowded out. It will be con¬ 
tinued in No. 8 , also our list of agents. 
Send to 18 Winthrop Place, Chicago, 
for a copy of the Young Naturalist, an 
illustrated 16 -page monthly, which we 
are printing for a firm there. 
Editor Naturalists’ Companion. 
Your paper is the best advertising 
medium we have advertised in. 
Bennf/ih' a Dean, (Portland. N. Y. 
