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The great advancement of this mode of exhibiting alcoholics over the old one of simply suspending the animal in a round jar was very striking. The plate glass jars especially are so beautiful and the animals show to such an advantage that it is hoped that the experiments which are now being made for improvements in their manufacture may meet with success. ^[[line from the end of "success" to the beginning of "each"]]

Each jar was provided with two printed labels, one family label giving in a few terms the scientific characteristics of the family in addition to a brief popular account of its other peculiarities, as well as the geographical