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surprisinf?ly full, so that they dropped out oftentimes in 

 such multitudes as to literally cover the floor. Linen, of 

 which they are fond, was likewise full, as was the furniture; 

 and it was with caution any provisions could be eaten, for 

 the cupboards and safes flocked with these little pests.^ 



1 Gent. Mag., xxv. 376. — Some authors assert that Ear-wigs are 

 not in the least injurious to vegetation. 



