SNAILS AND SLUGS. 



, HERE is an old proverb that a lazy boy 

 is as slow as a snail. The proverb 

 is true, but the snail is not to 

 blame. The blame should all fall 

 upon the lazy boy. The snail is 

 slow because he has no feet like 

 the lizard, no bones and scales like the snake, and 

 no wings like the bee. When he moves, he must 

 glide along the surface on which he is resting, 

 without walking, swimming, or flying. 



Under his body is a flat, muscular organ, some- 

 times called the foot, and on this organ he rests 

 while he is making his slow progress along the 

 ground. As you look at 

 him from above, the won- 

 der is that he can move at 

 all. But if you put him 

 on a moist pane of glass 

 and look through to this 

 curious foot, you will be 

 surprised to see the move- 

 ments of the hundreds of 



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REFERENCE TOPICS. 



Nature of muscles. 



What countries have 

 warm, moist climates? 



Dry climates? 



Why names are in Latin. 



Habits of the blue jay. 



Kindness towards ani- 

 mals. 



