G?oto??.] N&TU?,AL HISTORY. ? dry moss, or straw, or leaves, may be used with mlvmta?e. Where paper is used for wrapping the specimens, tlmy ase best secured by fastening the envelope with sealing-wax. Lastly, The collector must not be discouraged, nor be pre- vented from collecting, by finding that the plac? which he my chance to visit in a remote situation, has not. a striking appearance, or the rocks within his view a very interest- ing character; since it frequently, and eveu commonly, hap- pens, that facts and specimens, in themselves of very lime importance, become valuable by s?beequent comi?ison; so that. scaroely any observation, if recorded with aceurac?, will be thrown away. The Isutraments required by the geological traveller will vary, according to the acquirements and specific objects of the individual The most essential are :- The Harems.; which. for genend ipmposei, may be of the form ? represented :-- ' The head should be of steel well tempered, al?t 4 incbe? ? the face to the edge, and 1� inch equate in the middie; the face fiat, and square, or nearly so; the edge placed in the direction of the handle. The orifice for the insertion of the ?mndle ova/, �ver? little wider on the outer side than within; its dlmoet?rs, about I inch vertically, and .7 across; th? centre somewhatmore than 1? inch fi, om the face. The handle should be of ash, or other tough woad; nat Leto than la inches long; fitting tight into the hemi at ? insertion, without a shoulder; and inereasin? a little in size towards 2S2
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