TURTLE TRAITS 



TURTLE, waddling his solitary 

 way along some watercourse, 

 attracts little attention apart 

 from that aroused by his 

 clumsy, grotesque shape; yet few who 

 look upon him are able to give off hand 

 even a bare half-dozen facts about the 

 humble creature. Could they give any 

 information at all, it would probably be limited to two or 

 three usages to which his body is put such as soup, 

 mandolin picks, and combs. 



In the northeastern part of our own country we may 

 look for no fewer than eight species of turtles which are 

 semi-aquatic, living in or near ponds and streams (see 

 Appendix), while another, the well-known box tortoise, 

 confines its travels to the uplands and woods. 



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