252 . 
OPATEUMS AND SAND. 
rusty, browTi-black, rougb-coated indolent Opatrums, 
or sand-beetles. Witbout much labour one may 
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gather them by bushels, and leave as many for bis 
friends. With the exception of their colour, which 
varies according to the amount of sand and dirt on 
their bodies, they are all alike as two peas, and 
tired, dusty, and ungrateful, one comes to the con- 
clusion that all is — Opatrums and sand. 
