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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
THE CABINET. 
Cabinets may be made in a variety of ways with drawers large or 
small, but they need not be more than one inch deep inside. Bass¬ 
wood makes a nice cabinet as the wood is very light and does not 
warp so badly as many other woods. The front of the drawers and 
the front, top and sides of the case may be made of some hard wood, 
such as oak or cherry, which will take a handsome polish. A useful 
cabinet, and one which looks well, too, may be made of the following 
dimensions : Four feet six inches high, four feet wide, and two feet 
six inches deep from front to back. Two doors in front and a double 
row of drawers from top to bottom. However, the cabinet should 
correspond with the owner’s taste and wliat it is intended to illus¬ 
trate. One may have a very small cabinet and yet with room to 
spare which will contain the cream of the butterflies of the world. 
A good many, in fact nearly all butterflies will fade perceptibly if 
exposed to the light for years, and some of the most delicately tinted 
moths lose all their beauty if so exposed for a short time. Therefore 
they must be protected from the light. 
Shallow wooden boxes answer nicely for storing the collection 
temporarily. These may be made very inexpensive, and look well if 
of uniform size. To own a handsome cabinet for his collection 
should be the aim of every collector. 
