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hatched^ and the little creatures escape from their loathsome covering. 



If the elephant were as strong — in comparison to his enormous bulk — as 

 the Dung Beetle^ what a formidable enemy would he be! Bulwarks, towers, 

 and cities, alike would-be subject to his powerful and ruinous attacks. But 

 here the wisdom of God presents itself; for according to the economy of nature, 

 no one individual species requires strength: they are all endowed with sufficient 

 to perform the duties assigned them; and where strength is deficient, contrivance 

 is resorted to with success. 



W^Us, Somerset J October Vdth. 1851. 



NOTICE OF THE 



ARRIVALS OF THE SUMMER BIRDS OF PASSAGE, 



AT HENLEY -UPON -THAMES, IN 1851. 



BY MR. C. STUBRS. 



Henley- upon-TJiames, October Id., 1851, 



