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The poison should be sucked or squeezed out 

 of a wound, and the spot should be bathed 

 with ammonia. 



The body of a scorpion consists of two divi- 

 sions a short, forward part, made up of the 

 head and thorax, which are united; and a long 

 abdomen, the last five segments of which form 

 a slender tail. On the front end of the body, 

 called the cephalothorax, there are two pairs 

 of appendages bearing pincers, and four pairs 

 of legs; the pincers of the second pair of ap- 

 pendages resemble the claws of a lobster. The 

 number of eyes varies on different species from 



THE SCORPION 



six to twelve. On the abdomen are found the 

 breathing pores. Young scorpions stay with 

 the mother for several days after birth, cling- 

 ing to her body with their tiny pincers. Scor- 

 pions feed on large insects and spiders, and 

 are chiefly active at night. They* are usually 

 black or yellowish in color. 



Consult Comstock's Manual for the Study of 

 Insects. 



SCORPION FLY, a family of insects bearing 

 a general resemblance to scorpions, to which 

 fact the name is due. They belong to the or- 

 der Mecoptera, the name of which means long- 

 winged. These insects are from one-half to 

 three-quarters of an inch in length and have 

 two pairs of netted wings as long as the body. 

 The body of the male ends in two slender, 

 pincerlike appendages, somewhat like a scor- 

 pion's sting. These pincers can be used as for- 

 ceps for clasping objects, but they are not a 

 stinging organ such as the scorpion possesses. 

 The life history and habits of the scorpion flies 

 are not well understood, but they are believed 

 to feed on dead animal matter and to lay eggs 

 in crevices in the ground. The larvae, which 

 resemble caterpillars, hatch in about a week 

 and grow rapidly. 



SCOTCH TER'RIER, a breed of dogs origi- 

 nating in the Scotch Highlands. The standard 

 Scotch terrier is a small animal weighing from 

 eighteen to twenty pounds, with a rough, coarse 

 coat, large, upright ears, pointed nose, and tail 

 carried sharply erect. The hair is dense and 

 wiry, and in color is gray, black, grizzly or 

 sandy. These terriers are alert and active, "and 

 are useful in catching mice and other pests. 

 Their intelligence and affectionate ways make 

 them interesting household pets. 





GOTLAND, a political division of the 

 United Kingdom, occupying the rugged, north- 

 ern part of the island of Great Britain, and in- 

 cluding the Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland and 

 other islands. This country was called Cale- 

 donia by the Romans, and later received the 

 name of Scotland from the Scots, a tribe from 

 Ireland, for that country anciently was known 

 as Scotia. The stern and wild boauty of this 

 "Land of brown heather and shaggy wood, 



Land of the mountain and the flood," 

 its warring clans and its hardy heroes, have 

 been celebrated in legend, poetry and song. 



Size and Location. Scotland is separated 

 from England by the Sol way Firth, Cheviot 

 Hills and the River Tweed, and on all other 

 sides is bounded by arms of the sea. Having 

 an area of 30,404 square miles, it is about as 

 large as the state of South Carolina, or as New 

 Brunswick and Prince Edward Island com- 

 bined. 



The People. A rugged land, vigorous climate 

 and lack of great wealth have developed the 

 hardy Scotchman. The brawny Highlanders, 

 the tallest people in the world, averaging from 

 five feet eight inches to six feet in height, and 



