THE OUTDOOR WORLD. 



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STRINGS OF TOADS' EGGS. 



Strings of Toad's Eggs. 



The egg masses of toads may be 

 readily distinguished from those of 

 frogs, both now so common in almost 

 every pool, by the fact that the toad's 

 eggs are in strings while those of frogs 

 are in jelly-like masses about the size 

 of one's fist or a little larger. 



It is exceedingly interesting to bring 

 home both kinds of eggs and place 

 them in almost any form of dish and 

 see the gradual elongation of the little 

 black spheres and the emersion of the 

 tadpoles. Under a lens each little jelly- 

 like globule is seen to be a cell wherein 

 each of the bodies turns slowly around. 

 The tadpole in this stage reminds one of 

 the chocolate mice sold at the penny 



candy counters. A little later they de- 

 velop tails and then it is extremely 

 interesting to watch through this trans- 

 parent portion the circulation of the 

 blood. The accompanying illustrations 

 show the early stages of the develop- 

 ment of tadpoles and are given as a 

 suggestion of an interesting nature 

 topic well worthy of careful investiga- 

 tion. 



Henry David Thoreau. 



His soul was made for the noblest 

 society; he had in a short life exhausted 

 the capabilities of this world ; wherever 

 there is knowledge, wherever there is 

 virtue, wherever there is beauty, he 

 will find a home. — Ralph Waldo Emer- 

 son. 



THE TADPOLES REMIND US OF CHOCOLATE MICE. 



