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Bugs, Butterflies, and Beetles 



ing about delicatessen stores reminds me that some 

 firms also put up things in glass jars about the 

 size of a half tumbler which make splendid bowls 

 in which to hold water bugs, caddice worms and 

 other creatures found in brooks or ponds. In the 

 illustration (Figs. 15 and 17) are shown some of 

 these different sorts of glasses which were this 

 minute secured from the top shelf of the pantry. 



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The shortest one came from the delicatessen store, 

 and if I remember aright originally contained some 

 sort of preserved fish, but what was its original 

 use is of no importance to us except as it suggests 

 where to look for it. 



If the boys of to-day, however, are anything 

 like the boys of yesterday, they will be able to get a 

 supply of these bottles, jars, tumblers and so forth 

 without much trouble. In most households these 



