210 TCambles witb IFlature Students 



There is a tiny dweller in our houses, not 

 often seen, because of its nocturnal habits, but 

 yet for several reasons it is worth a little careful 

 study. 



I paid a visit to my kitchen hearth last night 

 when the lights had been put out and all was 

 quiet. There I saw small silvery creatures, shaped 

 like fishes, flitting rapidly about within the kitchen 

 fender. These were Lepisince, but when I endeavoured 



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to catch them I found it by no means an easy 

 task. 



I managed it at last by means of a small dusting 

 brush and a basin. With a rapid sweep of the brush 

 I secured a few specimens, which I felt could only 

 be safely retained in a glass globe, their small size 

 and agility enabling them to escape from almost any 

 kind of box. 



When I examined them by daylight I saw that 

 these singular little atoms possess six legs, two 



