Sec* 117: A reflection bere happend moet 
opportunely. Al tho thè three mef*itic gase?5 
named do net irriredia teiy caus thè deth of 
thè luccioloni, they do, hewever, caus them 
to :faint« It is tru that when first placed 
quickly in thè udioiuet er , they scon becoirie 
me tieni ess after thè ingressof these gases, 
while in cxygen cn thè contrari, they show 
±n mcr than ordinary animation. These op« 
posit eifects "ar conìmon to maxiy livirig '’ere» 
atures). Cne is therefore abl e to dout 
whethr thè light being extinguisht in thè 
first case is in consequence of thè fain- 
ting, and thè brilliancy in thè second case 
arises from thè greater activity of thè in- 
seets frem thè respira ticn cf pure oxygen® 
But there was^no room fcr such dout with thè 
I uminous portions, which in spi te of their 
b eing seprated from thè animai, beoame dark 
upcn contact with thè miefitio gases and 
very vivid with that of oxygen# The darken- 
ing and thè emisèon cf light, therefor, cf 
these living (inseets) ar immediate effeets 
cf these gases, 
Sec. 118: The time of thè -^irst appearance 
of thè luccioloni is coincident with that 
of thè lucdoli, but whereas thè forrner con- 
tinu to appear nearly to thè end of Cctober, 
thè duration of thè latter deesnet last mor 
than a month. The majority cf their number 
make their appearance in thè pace of about 
fifteexi days, and at time they resemble, 
when flying about at night, a great threng 
cf very minute torches having an al tornatine 
movement; and medews, thè bushes and 
thè grass cf thè fields form thè favorit 
(places) fcr their homes. In thè opin- 
ion of some naturalista, thè luccioli ar 
thè males and thè luccioloni thè females, 
and that this emission cf their light en- 
ables them meet and cupi e; and they point 
cut that if a lucciolone is exposed in thè 
hand at night, a. winged lucciole will come 
