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FIG. 89. — PRIDE-OF-CHINA TREE STRIPPED OF LEAVES ON 

 ONE SIDE BY CUTTING-ANT. 



Ou the other hand, they do not hke lettuce, won't take 

 the paper mulberry, nor figs and cedar, except the bud 

 ends in the scant days of winter. They love sugar, 

 grain and — tobacco !" 



"Tobacco!" exclaimed Aunt Hannah; "can such 

 an unnatural taste exist in a pure state of nature ?" 



"Oh, for that matter," remarked Abby, "I think 



