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Three Young Crusoes 



The fact was, they had run into a swarm of ticks 

 out in the field and there was no one who knew what 

 was the matter. These tiny, insect-Hke creatures 

 had crawled over their bodies in large numbers hunt- 



FiG. 25. President Palma fin the center) examining Cuban cattle ticks. 



ing for blood, and were now slowly burying them- 

 selves in the skin, causing severe itching and great 

 discomfort. 



Snowball slept very little for a week. Bacon 

 rinds, baths in cold spring water, and all the other 



