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Designs of Supreme Intelligence in the creation and preservation of 

 insects Summer evening's ramble Insects abounding igno- 

 rance of their objects The glow-worm curious contrivance 

 about their eyes light migration The strength of insects 

 Eggs of the snake destruction harmless in England general 

 aversion to snakes Paucity of noxious creatures inhabiting with 

 us The slow-worm The small bombyx vigilance animation 

 quarrels The black ant combats of strength Red ants- 

 mortality Yellow ants winter nests ants not injured by cold 

 millipedes support a great degree of cold Insects in stagnant 

 water The newt its voracity The water flea an amusing 

 insect The dorr-beetle their numbers feign death to avoid 

 injury Cleanliness of animals in health . Page 298 322 



Recurrence to causes Changes that take place in nature Cock- 

 chaffers The death's-head moth chrysalides superstitions 

 regarding the insect voice The great water-beetle its habits 

 and voracity The hair-worm its object Nests of a solitary 

 wasp Nest of the carpenter bee Hornets their abundance 

 at times, and voracity kill each other The garden snail its 

 injuries generally secure from destruction faculties Small 

 banded snails their numbers superstitions concerning them 

 Earthworms numbers of the prey of all creatures utility of 

 drain watery soils . . . Page 322 347 



Inattention to the works of Providence Empiricism Apple tree 

 blight progress injury remedy for blight Aphides Effects 

 of season on vegetation Destruction of grass-roots vegetation 

 Emission of scents from plants Honey-dew Destruction "to 

 foliage by small moths Salt winds Leasing its profits an 

 innocent occupation ordained by the Almighty Old holiday 

 amusements wearing out Maypoles Christmassing Kitchen 

 bushes young holly-trees Anecdote of the finding of a guinea 

 Influence of electric atmosphere on vegetation Hummings in 

 the air Fairy rings Spring changes Periodical winds 

 Whirly pits Sinkings in the earth Lichen fascicularis Wi- 

 thering and searing of leaves Salt winds destructive of vegeta- 

 tion Spottings on apples Spottings on strawberry leaves 

 Curious agaricus surrectus Curious analogy between plants and 

 animated beings Roots of an ash tree . Page 347 389 



