Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 389
f insects have slightly damaged wings, or wornplumage, and are unsalable. The cyanide is astrong amesthetic which renders them uncon-scious in a few seconds; but if brought out intothe open air, they will revive after being in thebottle as long as fifteen minutes. You thereforesort over your catch… … EXAMINING THE EGGS. butterflies in captivity, all that is necessary is toput each day into the box where they are con-fined a piece of dried apple that has been soakedeither in honey or sugared water. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 843 The eggs of different species will be of variouscolors, and…
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