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THE PETCHORA IN FLOOD 



recorded in my journal, with many groans, the first 

 appearance of the mosquitoes. Horrid-looking beasts, 

 with bodies a third of an inch long, monsters, the Culex 

 damnabilis of Rae, with proboscis " infernali veneno 

 munita" I foresaw that we should have opportunities 

 enough to study the natural history of these bloodthirsty 

 creatures to our hearts' discontent. 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS 



