﻿RED-BELLIED 
  TERRAPIN. 
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  which 
  the 
  only 
  indication 
  of 
  disease 
  or 
  injury 
  was 
  a 
  nasal 
  hemorrhage. 
  He 
  thinks 
  numbers 
  

   die 
  from 
  this 
  affection 
  each 
  year. 
  

  

  Economic 
  Importance. 
  — 
  This 
  species 
  is 
  used 
  commercially 
  as 
  a 
  substitute 
  for 
  the 
  more 
  

   expensive 
  Diamond-back 
  Terrapin. 
  A 
  "SUder" 
  weighing 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  poimds 
  will 
  bring 
  

   from 
  seventy-five 
  cents 
  to 
  one 
  dollar 
  in 
  the 
  eastern 
  markets 
  during 
  the 
  proper 
  season 
  — 
  the 
  

   fall 
  and 
  winter 
  months 
  (Ditmars). 
  They 
  are 
  kept 
  in 
  cold 
  vats 
  at 
  the 
  markets, 
  to 
  prevent 
  any 
  

   activity 
  and 
  resulting 
  loss 
  in 
  weight. 
  The 
  flesh 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  have 
  an 
  excellent 
  flavor. 
  The 
  eggs 
  

   are 
  sometimes 
  eaten 
  by 
  people 
  Uving 
  near 
  breeding 
  grounds 
  of 
  these 
  tmtles. 
  

  

  