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killer, but not more so than some of my parishioners 

 are after what they euphemistically call 'a glass or 

 two.' The only proper end for the cockroach is a 

 Demon Trap. He enters that with a good courage, 

 and if nipped by hunger does not hesitate to feast 

 upon a " weaker brother." He is not particularly 

 frightened either, till morning. As you lift the trap 

 he feels a bit uneasy, but run round never so swiftly, 

 get out he cannot. Presently the trap is set on the 

 aviary floor, and as bird after bird alights on the edge, 

 oh, what a wild stampede there is, as round and round 

 the gloomy trap, the frightened beetles run. Soon 

 all is over, but I will draw a veil. Take the advice of 

 the guide in Dante's Injemo when he came to some 

 of the horrors — " I,ook and pass on," 



I\leahvorms are simply invaluable if 3'ou keep soft- 

 billed birds. In fact, like Pears' soap, you can't do 

 without them, and the birds won't be happy till they 

 get them. We are told that it is a vastly profitable 

 game to breed mealworms. All you want is a jar, a 

 few old boots chopped up, and a handful of beetles. 

 Well, I have tried, and crede expsrto, it doesn't pa3^ It 

 is like growing melons — they are very nice — but how 

 much do they cost apiece ? I have put in a handful 

 of beetles, and after an anxious six months' waiting I 

 have opened the jar to find less than I put in ! Always 

 buy your mealworms, it is far cheaper than trying to 

 grow them. I don't know how they do it in Germany, 

 but they certainly manage better than we do. Meal- 

 worms vary in price according to the time of year. 

 They are cheapest about January. The cost runs 

 from 6/6 a quart to as high as 10/-. To keep them in 

 good condition, you must keep them warm ; they are 

 very chilly creatures, and soon die if exposed to quite 

 a moderate temperature. I always keep my stock in a 

 big biscuit tin in the kitchen cupboard. 



Mealworms want feeding, strange to say, but not 



