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to cause considerable alarm; but fortunately our 

 domestic's knowledge of natural history in the matter 

 of bugs was somewhat defective, as she had mistaken 

 the nature of the weevil. This pest can be removed 

 by boiling in oil ; but it is a great drawback to the 

 use of a wood which otherwise might be applied to 

 various domestic purposes. 



