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and other fat meats, all of which are subject to he 

 infested hy the larvae of the insects of this family. 

 We suspect that the ovae, or eggs, may remain for 

 some months dormant, and that the larvae, or cater- 

 pillars, can sustain both excessive heat and cold, 

 ,v buried in a substance that repels damp and 

 cold. 



