TWO YOUNG NATURALISTS. 



" Crack ! it goes. It must be funny to see the face 

 of the owner under such circumstances. These des- 

 troying and annoying insects must, however, be very 

 rare, for I do not recollect ever to have met with any 

 of them." 



"Certainly they are rare with us,* though very 



MAY-FLY (Ephemera}. 



1'erffci, Insect. 



common in some maritime towns, where they do an 

 immense amount of damage. This is especially the case 

 at Eochefort, where the insect has been introduced, 



* In Britain there are no white ants, and they only occur in a few spots 

 in France, in the south ; but in North America they are more common. 

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