. Elementary biology, animal and human. Biology. INSECTS 5 pieces should be 3j inches in length. One of the ends should be planed down to a width of If inches (the distance between the grooves). Nail the four pieces together and insert in the grooves on each side a cleaned 4X5 picture negative, the gelatin of which may be easily removed with hot water. Glue to the center of one of the glasses a piece of cork to hold the insect pin, and fasten a piece of wood to the narrow end by a wire nail, which will prevent the glasses from slipping out but will still allow the box to be opened. The boxes a
. Elementary biology, animal and human. Biology. INSECTS 5 pieces should be 3j inches in length. One of the ends should be planed down to a width of If inches (the distance between the grooves). Nail the four pieces together and insert in the grooves on each side a cleaned 4X5 picture negative, the gelatin of which may be easily removed with hot water. Glue to the center of one of the glasses a piece of cork to hold the insect pin, and fasten a piece of wood to the narrow end by a wire nail, which will prevent the glasses from slipping out but will still allow the box to be opened. The boxes are made more attractive if they are treated with dark oak jap-a-lac or stain (Fig. 5).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peabody, James Edward, b. 1869; Hunt, Arthur Ellsworth, joint author. New York, The Macmillan company
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