THE HEDGEHOG.— An animal very familiar to Europeans, and possessed ot peculiar cnaractenst.es, ,s rue neo^uog. Its method of defending 

 itself against attacks, by rolling itself into a round ball which presents only sharp spines to the enemies' onslaught, is well known Another famous ana use- 

 ful trait of the Hedgehog is its boldness in attacking venomous reptiles. The picture shows a Hedgehog busily employed in a fight with an Adder, which it is 

 about to despatch with a bite on the venomous head. The Snail, crawling slowly up the bank, is in no danger, for its enemy is intent on larger and mote 

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