xt7ns17sq35w https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7ns17sq35w/data/mets.xml Alabama Alabama Museum of Natural History  Other titles include: Alabama Museum of Natural History museum paper, Geological Survey of Alabama, Museum of the Geological Survey of Alabama. Other creators include: United States. Work Projects Administration, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tennessee Valley Authority. Issues for 1, 3 carry no series numbering. No. 2 also as Education papers no. 1. UK holds archival copy for ASERL Collaborative Federal Depository Program libraries. Call number  AS36 .A2. journals  English University, Ala. : Alabama Museum of Natural History, 1910-1960 This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed in accordance with U. S. copyright laws. Alabama Works Progress Administration Publications Museum Paper, no. 3, undated - including "Directions for Collecting Land Shells", "Directions for Collecting the Fresh Water Shells Called Penniwinkles", and "Directions for Collecting Mussel Shells" text Museum Paper, no. 3, undated - including "Directions for Collecting Land Shells", "Directions for Collecting the Fresh Water Shells Called Penniwinkles", and "Directions for Collecting Mussel Shells"   2015 true xt7ns17sq35w section xt7ns17sq35w G.   5. -
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{  ,   UNIVERSETY of l die instantly. Leave them until the shells open; then take
, them out or pour off the water and remove the animals, scrap-
R ing away any flesh that mayl remain. If any shells do not

 open, pass a sharp knife between the valves. Never put mus-
sels in cold water and ram: boil; this would be cruel and, be-
sides, does not effect the purpose so well. Rinse the shell in .
clean water, and it is well to dry the inside with a rag. Hold l
it so that the valves are closed, and wind tightly with string or ball
cotton, about four times round; no matter what shape the shell
is, the string should be wound over the hinge and far enough
back so that it will not slip. Tie securely on the edge opposite
to the hinge.
It is generally better to clean and tie up mussels when
they are collected, and for this purpose the collector may carry l
a tin pail for boiling, small scrubbing brush, string and scissors,
and a pencil and paper for labeling. A canvas bag with a strap
to go over the shoulder is convenient for collecting, though any
bag or basket will serve. Do not be afraid of getting too many
of a kind; a hundred of one species from one locality is not too
many. Besides, many of the species resemble each other
closely, and a supposed single species may include several.
If large numbers of mussels are collected in one locality,
they may be packed in layers with excelsior, the smaller and
light things in cigar boxes which can be packed with the other
shells in the larger box. Each box, large or small, should have
a locality label inside, and the locality may also be marked on 1
the box lid. If only a few specimens are to be packed, each {
can be wrapped separately in paper and the lot put in a l
cigar box with excelsior. If excelsior cannot be obtained, use l
hay or crumpled paper. Never send shells loose in a box, as  
they would be broken or injured. In packing, see that the box 1
is quite full and pressed down. Small boxes from one ,
locality, if properly labeled, may be packed with shells from §
another locality. Send all large boxes by express at the charge  
of this museum; small ones may go by mail. Address :—  
MUSEUM OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, }
Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Letters relating to the collection should be addressed to J
HERBERT H. SMITH, I
Curator of Museum, l
University, Ala.  

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