LEPISMA AND PODURA. 



Although the Lepisma is usually ranked among the test-objects 

 it must be observed that it is one of the lowest order, an instrument 



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of the most moderate efficiency never failing to render the stria> 

 tolerably distinct. 



24. The Podura, or common Spring -tail, is a little insect, gene- 

 rally found in great numbers in damp cellars, where they may be- 

 seen, running and skipping about upon the walls. Mr. Pritchard 

 recommends the following method of collecting them : Sprinkle a 

 little oat-meal or flour upon a piece of blackened paper, and place 



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