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NATURAL HISTORY. 
LOCUST. 
The Locust is a well-known insect in 
Egypt, ns well as on the coast of Barbary 
and is very voracious. They arc sometimes 
seen in immense numbers, forming a com- 
plete cloud of some hundred yards square. 
Their ravages are very great; for wherever 
they alight, misery and devastation inevita- 
bly follow. There is frequent mention made 
of this insect in the Scriptures. It is not 
much unlike die grasshopper, but different in 
colour. A few Locusts have been found in this 
country, at different times, but their numbers 
have not been sufficient to prove injurious. 
They are used for food in some parts of 
India, and bear some resemblance to boiled 
shrimps. 
