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found to eat, that they should search the tree- 

 trunks for such grubs as feed on wood ; and he 

 says that people for a short time, at least, can 

 comfortably live on such grubs. 



Certainly one would have to be somewhat hun- 

 gry to partake of such diet. I imagine, however, 

 that all the courage would be needed for the first 

 bite. It would almost be easier to partake of the 



Live-oak Cocoons. Moths. Cocoons about 

 life-size. 



painted paper-snakes wherewith Agnolo della Per- 

 gola fed his prisoner, Zanobi del Pino, telling him 

 that of a Guelph they would make him a Ghibel- 

 line. 



Other things, found on the live-oak leaves, are 

 numbers of small, white cocoons. I have found 

 them with what looked like small threads running 

 their length, and in November some have a round 

 hole in one end. Gather some of the cocoon- 



