THE ANOLEM's FEIENBS AND ENEMIES. 17 



It appeared that she and her companions were well 

 used to fish, being in the habit of grubbing up the 

 diseased ones which were taken out of the river from 

 time to time by the watchers ; and the farmer told us 

 that he had often observed the animals searching the 

 river edge for these, and that they would even enter the 

 water in their endeavours to make a capture. 



Poultry also will eat such refuse ; it is said to make 

 hens lay well. 



