Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02

/ gethfsr. as they oftcn DO IN DuylnR tnc iee
and even the freezer, they can make an
extremely expensive treat for themselves.
This Is the rule taught them. and IL Is de-
iicious enough 70 be used In any
family: To each quart of milk allow two
Gags. one-half cup sugar, one tablespoonful
cornstarch and nRvoring to suit. Scald tho
milk. reserying quarter OF cup In which
to dissolve the cornstarch. When the milk
ooiis stir In the dissolved cornstarch and set
| In pan OF hot water TO cook fifteen min
utes. Add the sugar stir until dissolved
then add the beaten eggs; take from the
fire. favor. cool and freeze.
Chocolate Cream tmdding.-Men two
ounces chocolate in a double boiler. Add =
pint hot milk and half a cup sugar mix
and havor-wtth teaspoonful vanilla. Dis
solve two tableSpoonfuls cornstarch in a
! little cold milk. add TO the hot milk and
cook until smooth and thick STIR in the
weii-beaten yolks OF two or three eggs. aud
turn into the serving dish Whip the whites
OF the eggs light. add as many spoonfuls OF
sugar as you have whites and beat stifr.
Heap over the pudding. dust lightly with
powdered sugar. set the dish on a board n
the oven long enough to make the meringua
rise. stiffen and turn a golden brown. Chill.
Nature Study for Chlldren.-Tn rounding
up the youngsters for their summers outing
all devices rsat will keep them prohtably
employed and in love with the natural sci-
ences VIII prove of distinct advantage to
mother and child alike. II is the idle chll
for whom mischief waits.
In a little bulletin issued by the Chill
dren's Museum I'm Brooklyn the following
concise directions are given for collecting
and preserving insects. Most beginners
of insect collections commence with but
terfiies, moths. beetles. dragon flies or
locusts. The few inexpensive articles neces-
sary for collecting, mounting and preserv-
Ing specimens any boy or girl can make.
The most effective instrument In the cap
ture OF insects, especially butterflies and
moths, is the net. To make a fairly satis-
factory net at home bend a piece OF strong
wire into circle about twelve inches in
diameter, turn the ends down abruptly az
right angles so as 20 fit into two grooves,
cut into a stick and fasten them securely
with copper wire. A bag made of light
gauze, preferably rounded at the end and
sewn to the wire frame. completes the net.
Insects intended for the collection should
be painlessly killed, and the best means
to this end Is the killing bottle. This may
be purchased from dealers In insect SUD
plies. who sell them from 10 to % cents ac-
cording TO size or ii may be made at homo
as follows: Place few Jumps OF cyanide OF
potash about the size of hlbert at the bot
tom or Wlde-mouthed jar and pour over
them a thin layer of plaster Of Paris I'm N
semi-fuid state. Allow IL to stnnd an
corked until the plaster has thoroughly
hardened. then cork tightly. Label the
jar poison" and In n few hours IL will na
ready for use. Be cautious in using the
bottle not to inhale the fumes of cyanide,
they are poisonous While the net and
killing bottle are the most essential arti-
cles for collecting in the field, a small box.
like cigar box, should be taken along TO
receive Killed specimens, and thereby avoid
too much crowding in the poison Jar.
To Mount Specimens.-"F1rst," say the d.
rectors. handle your insects carefully to
avoid mutilation and next pin your insects.
Do not use common pins. which soon cor
rode, covering the insects with verdgris.
Regular insect pins made especially for this
purpose can be obtained of any dealer In
chronological supplies at 10 cents per hum
dred. All insects except beetles should bs
pinned through the middle of the thorax,
that part of the body just back of the head,
leaving one-fourth of the pin to project
about the specimen. Beetles should be
pinned through the right wing cover But
terfiies and moths look much better when
they nave been mounted spreading
board and their wings extended at right
angles to the length of the body
Insects should not be removed from the
spreading board until their bodies have
thoroughly hardened. 1t is best to mount
insects soon after killing, but sometimes
they dry before this be done. II such
specimens are put on paper in a closed
jar containing moistened sand for two or
three days they may be easily spread.
To Make a Storage Box.-After specimens
are mounted boxes are needed for storing
them An empty cigar box makes a good
temporary storage box by covering the bot
tom, in place of sheet cork with CORFU
gated paper, into which pins may be pushed
without bending The larvae of the small
beetle known as the museum pest is ant
70 DESTROY the specimens II kept in such
boxes permanently, and 1t infests even the
tight boxes with fitted covers. Its pres
ence Is indicated by fine dust that falls
10 the bottom of the case beneath the In
tested specimen. AS soon as this is observed
pour tablespoonful of carbon bisulphido
into corner of the box and close quickly
This substance evaporates rapidly Destroy
Ing the pest without injurfng the specimen
AS II is highly inhammable It should be
applied only In the daytime, and away from
fire.
Name and Label All Specimens-Srnail
labels bearing the locality and date of cap
lure should be placed on the pin below
each specimen, so that the collector can tell
when and where each insect was obtained
Inc name of the insect should be written
on larger label and be put on the pin be-
low the locality label Some difficulty NAV
be experienced at first In the use of scien-
tific names, but most insects have no
common names this cannot be avoided and
Is, after all, good thing 20 learn