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traordinary effects a silent melancholy, and convulsive movements, 

 which can only be cured by music, while a certain tune is needful in 

 each particular case. No doubt an epidemic nervous disease spread 

 among persons of both sexes in this community, but it was a kind of 

 contagious hysteria, that had nothing to do with the tarantula. That 



Fig. 4. 



Edge of Maxilla, greatly enlarged, showing Teeth and Hairs. 



this malady was cured by music, and consequent dancing, is very 

 probable. The patient having indulged in long and continuous exer- 

 cise, producing violent perspiration, became exhausted, fell asleep, and 

 awoke cured. 



The legs of the spider are admirably adapted to its peculiar mode 



Fig. 5. 



View of Under Surface of Male Spider, with the First Joints of the Legs. a a, Mandibles ; b b, 

 Legs ; c c, Maxillary Palpi ; d d, Spinnerets. 



of life. Fig. 5 represents the under surface of its body. Its eight 

 legs are disposed in an oval upon the cephalothorax, and are long and 

 slender, each having seven joints. They are suited for firmly grasping 



