BURIAL. 



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as to occupy a comparatively small space ; and the same can be 

 said of the modern fender- guards, which can be folded up 

 when the room is unoccupied, and which form an effectual pro- 

 tection against the danger of ladies' dresses coming in contact 

 with the fire. 



Examples of such a screen, and two fans, are given on the 

 right hand of the accompanying illustration. 



On the left hand is shown one of the natural objects from 

 which the fans, &c, might well have derived their origin. It 

 is one of the antennas — or horns, as they are popularly called 



ANTENNA OF COCKCHAFER. 



IVORY FAN". FEATHER FAN. 



FIRE-GUARD. 



— of the common Cockchafer. The end of this antenna is com- 

 posed of a number of flat plates, which work on a pivot exactly 

 like the sticks of a fan, and, like those sticks, can be folded 

 into a wonderfully small compass, or opened out into a fan-like 

 shape. 



Burial. 



Last scene of all. 



I do not think that it matters very much to one who has 

 " shuffled off this mortal coil" what becomes of the coil in 

 which he had been imprisoned. Whether the abandoned 

 body be buried in the earth, or sunk in the sea, or devoured 

 by wild beasts, or consumed by fire, signifies nothing to him, 

 though it may signify much to his surviving friends. 



As a rule, the animals, of whatever kind they may be, con- 

 trive to dispose of their mortal remains in some mysterious 



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