d. After inserting the inventory, the Schmitt box is closed and secured with tape.
It is then placed inside a larger box and the space between the two boxes (at least 3-4
inches all around Schmitt box) is padded with cotton or newspaper. The outer box
should be sealed with strong paper tape. The box is then addressed, using a
Department of the Army mailing label, DA Label 18. It is advisable to label the Schmitt
box also before packing it into the outer box.
4-17. ALCOHOL MOUNTED SPECIMENS
a. When shipping alcohol mounts, all temporary mounts should be converted to
permanent mounts. Tube mailers are used to ship permanent alcohol mounts. Tube
mailers consist of two parts, the inner and outer tubes, and are available in different
sizes. A size appropriate to the size of the mount to be mailed should be chosen. The
inner tube is padded with gauze or cotton. The mount is then inverted into the tube and
the tube is capped. The packing material should prevent any movement of the mount.
b. The aluminum tube is addressed using the proper form and an inventory is
taped on the opposite side. After the tube is capped tightly, it is inverted into the larger
cardboard tube. The tube is capped, addressed, and mailed.
c. If tube mailers are not available, the permanent alcohol mount may be
individually wrapped and packed together in a wood or a cardboard box. The individual
mounts are separated and completely surrounded by packing material such as cotton,
gauze, or tightly wadded newspaper.
4-18. SLIDE MOUNTED SPECIMENS
a. Slides to be shipped are wrapped in tissue paper and individually inserted into
slide mailers, (slotted cardboard containers designed especially for slides). The mailer
is taped shut, addressed, and the name of the specimen put on the opposite side of it.
If three slide mailers or less are being shipped, they may be wrapped in heavy paper,
addressed, and mailed. If more than three are being shipped, they should be shipped in
a well-padded box.
b. If a large number of slides are to be shipped, heavy cardboard or wooden
boxes with slots should be used. Strips of packing material should be placed between
the slides and I id of the box so that the slides will not rattle or bounce. The slide box
should then be packed in a larger, well-padded box, addressed, inventoried, and
mailed.
4-19. UNMOUNTED SPECIMENS
a. Sometimes it is necessary to ship unmounted specimens. In this case, the
piIlbox method is used. These boxes come in three sizes. First of all, the smallest of
the three boxes is Iined with a layer of tissue. The specimens are placed on the tissue
and covered with another tissue layer. With tissue between each layer, as many as
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