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This is a rattle-snake, and a dangerous fellow he is too; danger- 

 ous not because he is naturally quarrelsome, but because he bites 

 in self-defence, and his bite is fatal. When 

 any one approaches him, he tells them as 

 well as he can with his rattle to " Look out 

 for snakes;" if they discover him in sea- 

 son, and get out of the way, well; but if 

 they come too near, he gives a sudden 

 spring and fixes 

 his deadly fangs 

 upon them. 



People in vi- 

 cinities where 

 these reptiles 

 are found have 

 to be very care- 

 ful not to come 



in contact with them. Miles Hawthorne tells me that in places 

 where he has found them numerous, he has procured white ash 

 boughs and sticks as a defence against them. He says they dread 

 the ash as men do poison, and that he has seen them run over living 

 coals of fire, rather than go over ash sticks, when they had been 

 encompassed by a circle made one half of each. 



Important Questions and Answers. 



WHO was the first President of the United States ? George 

 Washington. 



Who is the present ? Franklin Pierce. 



Who will be the next ? Give it up ? So do I. Let us try some- 

 thing else. 



What is the great key to the treasures of the English language ? 

 WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY. 



Right. Webster's Dictionary unabridged is an invaluable treas- 

 ure. It is as large as a common sized quarto Bible, with finer 

 print. Its definition of words is very exact, very extensive, and 



