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hunting moths. These Httle things apparently 

 have learned from experience exactly how to dodge 

 and evade the human hands. When one thinks one 

 has certainly got the little butterfly between the 

 palms of one's hands and brings the latter together 

 with a resounding slap, it is only to find that, like 

 a tumbler pigeon, the moth has dropped beneath 

 the danger zone. One is lucky if one catches a 

 fleeting glimpse of the pursued as it zigzags away, 

 using the tactics of an Indian dodging rifle fire, 

 and disappears in a dark corner where search for 

 it will be in vain. That is, it will be in vain until 

 one has learned the tricks of this little enemy, then 

 one will look for a crevice or crack at the spot where 

 it disappeared, and probably with a knife blade 

 inserted may bring the criminal to light and well- 

 deserved execution. 



CONCLUSION OF THE MOTH TALKS 



If the reader desires to make a scientific study 

 of moths, he should make his collection of cater- 

 piUars, of chrysalides and cocoons as well as the 

 moths themselves. By collecting a number of the 

 caterpillars and preserving some in spirits, being 

 careful to number the vials containing them and 



