...of use. Obtain a sufficiently strong box of suitable capacity ; on the bottom should be laid a tbin bed of soft hay, or some other suitable elastic material. The larger shells (if such are to form a part of tbe contents of the package) should form the lower tiers in packing. Each shell should be wrapped in...

...person similarly engaged, or should he desire to transmit a package of shells to some friend or to some public institution, a few suggestions relative...those of a fragile nature should be protected from the possibility of fracture by being enveloped in cotton and enclosed in suitable small boxes. Small...