OUR HUMBLE HELPERS 



FAMILIAR TALKS ON 

 THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



BY 



JEAN-HENRI FABRE 



Author of "The Story Book of Science," "Social 

 Life in the Insect World," etc. 



TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH 



BY 



FLORENCE CONSTABLE BICKNELL 



NEW YORK 



THE CENTURY CO. 



1918 



