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and whilst occupied by their imprisoned 
friend, are rendered almost heedless of 
the gunner's approach. 
Corn likewise, sleeped in a solution of 
coculus indicus will destroy numbers of 
them: care being taken to seize them 
before the intoxicating quality of the drug 
goes off. 
Pied and white varieties of this species 
are not unfrequent. 
