movGH  vrestward,  and  while  the  orchardists  in  the  i  a  beautiful  variety,  in  which  the  siliceous  matter 
older  States  are  compelled  to  abandon  its  culture,  I  bocomes  a  fibrous  network,  as  fine  and  transpar- 
ABOUT  PEAKS. 
I’liKUK  arc  but'  few  persons  who  will  not  a^rce 
with  us  in  jilaciuK  the  Pear  anioiiK  the  very  best 
and  most  valuable  of  all  our  cultivated  plants. 
The  luscious  sweetnosK  of  a  well-ripened  Seckel  ' 
or  Bell  l.iuwativo,  and  Ibo 
sprightly  tlnvor  of  a  Bartlett 
or  Louise  Bonne  do  Jersey 
are  not  excelknl  by  the  best 
productions  of  the  tropics. 
Although  the  residents  of 
localities  where  the  pear 
tlirives  cannot  expect  to  see 
their  orchards  ever  beauti¬ 
ful  with  lusurinnl  foliage, 
llowcrs  and  ''ruit,  as  those 
who  cultivate  thtj  orange 
and  lemon;  still  the  harvest 
may  he  prolonged  by  an  al- 
most  endless  variety,  and  in  / 
tho  end  a  supply  laid  in  to  / 
fill  up  tho  interim  between  / 
eca.sonK.  / 
JIuch  ns  there  has  been  / 
written  upon  tho  cnltme  of  / 
tho  pear,  the  luasses  do  not  / 
yet  seem  to  know  what  they  / 
lose  by  not  giving  to  this  / 
fruit  more  attention.  A  ma¬ 
jority  of  those  who  own  gar¬ 
dens  and  farms  nro  content 
with  two,  or  al  most  a  half- 
dozen  sorts  of  pears,  and 
those,  p  e  r  h  a  p  a ,  planted 
alongside  of  a  hedge,  fence,  \ 
or  other  out-of-the-way  \ 
place,  where  they  are  left  to  \ 
take  care  of  themselves;  and  \ 
this  is  the  reason  why  so  \ 
many  persons  have  come  to 
tho  conclusion  that  pears 
are  rather  imcortnin  and  re- 
(piiro  more  care  and  atten-  lio 
lion  than  most  other  kinds 
of  oim  larger  fruits,  which  is  not  true,  except  in  a 
very  limitwl  sense. 
The  pear,  it  is  true,  docs  not  thrive  quite  as 
well  in  certain  localities  and  soils  as  the  apple, 
still  it  snoceeds  over  a  wider  range  of  country. 
It  is  generally  claimed  that  pcau’s  do  best  on  a 
rather  liea\-y,  comjiact  soil  composed  largely  of 
cl.ay,  and  this  to  a  certain  extent  is  true,  but  they 
also  grow  well  in  rich  sandy  soils,  where  the  apple 
selilom  succeeds.  The  thousands  of  old  pear  trees 
on  tho  light  soils  of  Long  Island  and  Now  Jersey 
are  living  witnesses  of  this  fact,  and  while  tlio 
fruit  may  not  be  quite  as  largo  <u‘  as  highly  col¬ 
ored  as  in  what  are  termed  more  favored  locali¬ 
ties,  the  trees  arc  exempt  from  pear  blight,  so 
(hsastrous  to  pear  orchards  ])l«nted  on  clay  or 
alluvial,  poorly  drained  land.  It  may  require 
more  care  and  attention  in  tho  way  of  mulching, 
mamuiug  and  culture  to  raise  pears  on  a  light 
and  rathor  poor  soil  tlian  in  a  ooinpact  and  rich 
one,  but  the  loss  from  blight  and  other  diseafies 
in  the  latter  will  more  than  conntcrbalanc-o  the 
expense  of  tho  fonner,  and  hence  the  chances 
for  success  are  about  equal  in  both. 
SELECTION  OF  VARIETIES. 
Tho  adaptation  of  varieties  to  different  soils 
and  localities  is  a  subject  which  has  engrossed 
the  attention  of  our  poinologists  for  many  years, 
but  to  arrive  at  positive  oouelnsions  in  I'ogard  to 
c:vch  and  every  one  of  the  hundreds  of  popular 
sorts  in  cultivation  will  require  the  close  observa¬ 
tions  of  sucoeoding  generations,  as  it  has  of  tlie 
past  and  present.  But  this  much  has,  however, 
been  discovered,  namely,  that  certain  sorts  suc¬ 
ceed  over  a  much  wider  range  of  country  than 
otliers ;  hence  those  sorts  have  become  coito- 
spondingly  popular.  Among  the  most  noted  of 
these  we  may  mention  the  Bartlett,  Duehesso 
d’Augoulorae,  Seckel,  Benrro  d’Anjon,  Howell, 
Urbanist,  and  a  few  others  wliich  might  also  he 
named. 
Doubtless  there  are  mnong  the  several  thou¬ 
sand  varieties  under  cultivation  a  largo  mmiber 
that  will  suocood  over  equally  as  wide  an  extent 
of  ci.»inLry  as  tho  above ;  but  merits  of  this  kind 
ai’O  only  to  bo  discovered  throngh  long  and  varied 
oxperieuco.  Then  again,  we  have  many  valua¬ 
ble  sorts,  tho  success  of  which  appears  hi  bo  only 
local  or  extending  over  a  certain  period  of  time. 
The  most  noted  example  of  the  latter  is  shown 
in  the  history  of  the  old  Yirgalieu,  or  White 
Doyenne  of  the  French.  This  X)ear,  which  has 
been  praised  by  tho  immologists  of  France  for 
the  past  two  hundi’cd  years,  succeeded  admira¬ 
bly  in  tlio  Eastern  States  for  about  half  a  cen¬ 
tury,  and  then  commenced  to  dcohno,  the  fruit 
cracking  and  becoming  worthless,  while  the  trees 
still  remained  vigorous  and  healthy,  and  as  no 
remedy  eoiild  bo  discovexed.  its  culture  has  been 
almost  wholly  abandoned  iu  tho  very  regions 
where  only  a  few  years  since  it  was  one  of  the 
most  valued  and  popular  in  the  list  of  choice 
sorts.  But,  lilie  the  "  Btai-  of  Empire,”  its  glory 
those  of  the  new  take  it  up  and  find  tho  Virgalieu 
one  of  tlio  best  of  i)eRr8. 
The  T/Ouiso  Benue  de  Jersey,  Flemish  Beauty, 
Jleuire  Did,  BIoo<lgood,  Madeleine  and  Hosen- 
Hchenk  arc  some  of  tho  best  known  sorts  which 
are  sometimes  excellent  in  one  locality,  or  even 
garden,  and  very  inferior  in  another  near  by. 
lire  Ilosenschenk  has  been  disseminated  under 
lIOSElSrSOIIKNK  1’EA.r^, 
in  a  tho  name  of  “  Queen  of  August,”  and  although 
not  a  popular  sort  among  pear-enlturists,  still 
>  as  there  are  old  trees  of  it  growing  in  the  suburbs 
pie,  of  Now  York  which  juold  tlidr  owners  a  good 
try.  profit.  It  is  a  niodoratcly-large  variety,  as  shown 
)n  a  ui  the  acxtoinpanying  outliuo.  In  color  it  is  a 
y  of  yellow  when  ripe,  with  an  occasional  red  cheek 
bey  on  specimens  exijoscd  to  the  sim. 
>pKf  If  it  wore  not  for  some  of  thoso  older  sorts, 
roes  whicli  are  seldom  named  in  select  lists,  it  is  to 
rsey  bo  feared  lliat,  ri\U'  markets  would  he  hut  poorly 
tlio  snpiilied  with  i>ears,  not  because  the  better  vari- 
col-  eties  cannot  he  successfully  cultivated,  but  for 
jali-  tho  reason  tliat  their  culture  has  not  been  sulli- 
,  HO  cicntly  exUmded. 
®l)f 
SPONGE  FISHERIES  OF  FLORIDA. 
The  following  intoresting  article  lately  ap¬ 
peared  in  the  Jacksonville  D.aily  Union : 
It  is  not  easy  to  realize  that  the  sixinge  of  the 
toilet  is  but  the  skeletons  of  an  immense  mniibor 
of  sponge  animals,  from  which  the  life-blood  and 
flesh  have  been  squeezed.  The  belief  that  it 
was  a  vegetable  product  was  dispelled  alone  by 
the  niicroscriie.  They  are  of  tho  lowest  known 
organism,  standing  at  the  very  boitora  of  the 
Proloioa.  They,  like  many  other  marine  plants 
and  zoophytes,  arc  always  found  attached  to 
rocks,  and  consist  of  a  framework,  sometimes 
homey,  but  always  clastic,  fiBod  with  a  glaiiy, 
gelatinous  substance,  xvhich  has  a  disagreeable, 
tish-liko  odor.  Somotiracs  the  living  sponge  is 
tinted  with  beautiful  color.s.  from  the  presence  of 
coloring  matter  in  that  they  feed  upon.  Most  of 
those  found  on  the  Florida  coast  have  a  pinkish 
cast,  from  w'hich,  when  fished  up,  tliore  oozes  a 
hquid  resembling  blood.  The  surface  of  the 
living  sponge  is  covered  willi  minute  pores,  not 
l)6rmauent,  hut  apparently  formed  for  the  ooea- 
siou,  throngh  which  they  imbibe  water  and  tbo 
organic  particles  for  tho  support  of  life,  Thoso 
pores  open  in  irregular  succession,  and  never 
twice  in  the  same  sjiot ;  they  remain  oj^eu  about 
oue  miuute,  and  before  tliey  oi^en  and  after  clos¬ 
ing  there  is  no  trace  whatever  of  them.  All 
those  largo  orfices  in  the  sponge  of  commerce 
are  for  the  discharge  of  water  taken  in  throngh 
the  minute  pores.  The  water  passing  out  from 
tho  orifices  carries  not  only  waste  animal  matter, 
but,  as  tho  microscope  shows,  geummles  and  ova, 
for  reproduction. 
Professor  Huxley  pushed  his  investigation  of 
tho  sponge  until  ho  satisfied  scientific  men  that 
there  were  true  ova  and  sperm-cells  imbedded  in 
the  substance  of  the  sponge.  There  are  but  two 
or  three  kinds  of  sponge  deemed  of  much  useful- 
ent  as  spun-glass,  as  many  of  our  rc.aders  have  ' 
wittiesscd.  Sponges  are  always  found  in  the  .seas 
of  warm  climates,  and  grow  at  a  depth  generally  > 
of  thirty  to  sixty  feet,  though  they  have  been 
found  over  a  thotisand  feet  below  tho  surface. 
The  finest  and  best  sponges  come  from  tho  Le¬ 
vant.  The  Ottoman  fisheries  furnish  employ¬ 
ment  to  fiOO  boats,  manned  by  5.000  men,  whoso  ' 
chief  grounds  are  on  the  shores  of  Candi.v,  Bar-  1 
barj’  and  Syria,  'ihe  Greeks  take  many  in  the  . 
waters  surmunding  their  o^vn  isle.  The  fisher-  I 
men  of  these  two  natifiiis  gather  8i»ongcs  valued 
at  about  half  a  million  of  dollars  annually. 
Sponges  froin  the  West  India  islnuds  and  Florida 
are  nmeh  larger  than  those  found  in  the  Modi- 
terratiean,  hut  they  are  coarser  and  command  a 
less  price. 
Tho  value  of  tho  annual  product  of  tho  West 
Indies  is  in  the  neighborhood  of  •i'lOO.OOO.  In 
these  fisheries,  siKoigc  is  taken  in  a  manner  sim¬ 
ilar  to  that  practiced  on  the  ITorida  coast,  which 
will  be  described  fjudher  on.  But  in  the  Eastern 
waters  the  sponge  is  always  obtained  by  diving. 
The  diver  takes  in  his  hand  a  large  stone,  to 
which  a  rope  from  tho  boat  is  attaciied,  and  this 
serves  to  guide  him  dhectly  to  tho  spot  he  wishes 
to  go.  Ho  tears  tho  sponge  from  the  rock, 
])laces  tliem  beneath  his  arm,  and  upon  giving  a 
signal  with  a  cord,  is  hauled  up  by  his  conqian- 
ions.  It  is  a  dangerous  husiness,  many  lives  be¬ 
ing  annually  lost  in  these  fisheries.  One  ixxson 
can  go  do\m  but  tliree  or  four  times  a  day,  and 
they  are  often  pulled  up  completely  exhausted, 
and  occasionally  quite  dead. 
A  gentleman  who  has  Itoon  down  among  the 
sponge  fisheries  of  I'torlda,  has  iliscovered  tliat 
the  fishing  groiinds  cover  a  wde  extent  of  sur¬ 
face  along  the  coast  among  the  “  keys  ”  and  axl- 
jacent islands.  The  piineipal  gpmnds  arc  Hock 
Island,  a  scope  of  land  thirty  miles  long  by  seven 
miles  broad,  lying  off  Taylor  County,  and  sixty 
miles  northwest  from  Cedar  Keys :  then  from  the 
moutli  of  tho  Withbaconche,  past  Jlartui’s  reef  to 
near  Tampa  hay,  a  distance  ofiK^rhaps  1100  miles. 
Sponge  lisliing  on  tliis  coast  is  of  much  greater 
magnitude  and  importance  than  is  generally  buj)- 
posed.  Tlic  number  of  vossels  engaged  is  be¬ 
tween  SDVeuty-tive  and  a.  hundred,  with  an 
avorago  crew  of  from  five  to  fifteen  men  to  c.ach, 
aud  an  average  of  three  “  diucoys  ”  to  each  vos- 
Hol.  Dinccy  is  tho  small  boat  used  to  gather  tho 
Hiiongo,  and  is  usually  managed  by  two  men. 
There  are  about  six  hundred  men  daily  engaged 
iu  gathering  wlien  the  weather  is  fair.  Quiet 
weather  and  calm  sea  is  always  taken  advantage 
of.  These  “  dinceys,”  whou  likely  to  be  called 
into  service,  are  Loved  in  Indian  file  .at  the  stem 
of  the  huger  vessel.  J2aeh  sponger  is  jtrovided 
with  a  "  sponge  hook,”  made  of  iron  wiili  tlireo 
pi'ongs.  a  socket  fitting  on  a  isjle  one  and  a  lialf 
inches  thick  snd  from  eighteen  to  thirty-five 
feet  long;  also  a  “water-glass,”  a  bucket  with  a 
pane  of  glass  fitted  in  the  hotlom.  This  adds  to 
the  power  of  vision  by  excluding  tho  lighi  from 
behind,  enabling  the  sponger  to  penetrate  witli 
the  eye  at  least  ton  or  fifteen  foot  deeper  iuto  tho 
water.  The  “sculler”  propels  tho  boat  alojig 
very  slowly;  in  tho  meantime  the  sponger  sits 
hanging  over  the  side  of  tho  dincoy  with  liis  heiul 
at  the  buclcet  held  l)y  the  hand  and  hi.s  eye  peue- 
trating  the  depths  below,  taking  iuaU  tliat  pass¬ 
es  within  his  line  of  vision.  As  seen  as  he  secs 
his  legitimate  jirey,  he  r-aises  his  sponge  liook 
with  liis  right  liiuid,  iu  which  he  is  assisted  by 
the  sculler,  still  keeping  his  eye  at  the  glass, 
grapples  the  sponge,  tlien  puts  aside  tho  glass 
and  hauls  it  in.  Froqneutly  his  sight  is  darken¬ 
ed  aud  view  obstrueU-d  by  tlic  iutervontion  of 
the  monsters  of  tho  deep.  A  huge  sliark,  a  saw¬ 
fish.  or  perhaps  an  cuormous  dovil-lish — very 
often  large  schools  of  beautiful  fish,  “  .Spanish 
mackcra],”  "oavallie,”  “  sailor’s  choice,”  “pom- 
paiio,”  pass  beneatli  liim  in  sneh  numbers  as  to 
seriously  interfere  with  his  occupation.  Again, 
his  sight  is  rogalexl  with  lovely  coral  formations, 
deep  fissures  aud  grottoes,  gem-lined  within. 
Mlien  a  diiieey-load  is  gatlicred,  tho  sponge  is 
taken  to  the  vessel,  where  they  are  placed,  roots 
down,  eyes  up,  mdil  they  are  dead. 
This  part  of  sponge  fishing  is  the  most  disa¬ 
greeable  and  causes  tho  vessel  t  j  bo  almost  nu- 
boarablo,  tlio  sponge  exhuming  a  bloody,  slimy 
matter  of  most  offensive  odor.  The  vessel  hav¬ 
ing  SGourod  a  full  oai'go,  puts  for  port,  whou  the 
sponges  ore  taken  ashore  and  buried  iu  tho  sand 
in  a  place  teclinicalJy  called  a  “  cawl.”  It  is  gen¬ 
erally  eonstructod  of  a  paling  of  oak  staves 
driven  in  tne  sand,  and  tho  lea  of  some  island  is 
solccted  B.1  the  spot.  Tho  sponges  arc  loft  a 
week  or  so  longer,  when  the  slimy  Jlosh,  as  it  may 
be  called,  Uaxing  rotted  off.  the  sjarngo  goes 
iuto  the  crawl  uith  a  “  bruiser  ”  (a  small  paddle); 
with  a  few  strokes  on  tho  top  of  the  sponge, 
clears  it  from  the  filth  and  skin,  after  whicli  it  is 
stning  aud  ready  for  market.  The  sponge  on 
the  bar  grows  something  like  a  bed  of  cabbages 
or  musbroons,  and  jirosent-s  a  beautiful  appear¬ 
ance.  very  dark  and  soemmgly  having  eyes.  1'ho 
ness,  although  there  are  numerous  genera  and  |  sponge  I’eefs  iu  deoji  water  are  called  “  feather 
species  of  them.  The  West  India  waters  produce  '  hiu’s,”  from  thff  feathery  or  fan-like  appearance 
of  the  coral  very  often  seen  growing  np  throngh 
the  sponge,  and  in  such  places  the  larger  qponges 
aro  generally  found.  Tlio  different  kinds  of 
sponge  found  on  this  coast  are  known  as  “  log¬ 
gerhead,”  “sheep-wool,”  “ tu.rtle-grass ”  and 
yellow.”  Tlie  sheep  wool  and  yellow  only  aro 
markotablo.  Tho  latter  is  w-orth  25  cents  per 
pound,  sheep  wool  averaging  $1  per  pound. 
There  aro  two  sponge  seasons  iirojior,  dming  the 
winter  and  summer  months ;  should  the  water 
continue  clear,  however,  it  then  lasti?  all  through 
tho  year.  Tho  common  i<raclico  is  to  gatlier 
sponge  on  shares,  the  vessel  getting  one  third 
and  tho  crew  two  thirds,  the  jmivi-sion  bill  being 
assessed  in  the  same  ratio.  The  sponges  gather¬ 
ed  in  Florida  waters  are  taken  from  the  fishermen 
at  Key  West,  (.'edar  Keys  and  Apalacliieola.  The 
amount  of  money  paid  out  iier  annum  is  as 
follows : — At  Key  West.  .^120,000 ;  Cedar  Keys. 
S65,000 :  Apalachicola,  §55,000 — a  grand  total  of 
.*240,000. 
f  Ijt  |.jpiaviaii. 
HOW  TO  MANAGE  BEES-SW ARMING.  ; 
Rkv.  Mn.  Makin  tells  in  the  Bee  World  how 
to  manage  bees  during  the  swarming  season. 
Much  of  success  nr  failure  depends  upon  the 
ability  of  the  bee-keeper  to  control  the  swarm¬ 
ing  impiilsl'.  If  Increase  of  stocks  is  desired,  by 
far  the  boiler  plan,  in  my  judgement,  is  to  make 
artificial  swarms.  Tins  may  be  done  in  several 
ways.  If  empty  combs  can  bo  had,  a  very  good 
plan  is  to  take  about  four  combs  containing 
brood,  and  adlioring  bees,  and  put  them  in  a 
hive  on  a  now  stand,  giving  Gicm  a  queen,  or  a 
queen  cell,  and  filling  tlio  hive  with  empty  combs. 
Such  a  colony  will  build  up  very  rapidly.  The 
hoes  may  ho  all  taken  from  one  hive,  or  from 
throe  or  four,  us  the  circurastanco  may  dictate. 
Another  way,  and  a  very  good  one,  is  to  lake  one 
comb  of  hrotHl  aud  bees  from  each  of  several 
hives,  and  thus  fill  the  new  hive.  The  bees  that 
will  hatch  out  will  make  tho  now  stock  very  poj)- 
nlouH  in  a  short  time.  Put  empty  frames,  or 
frames  containing  combs,  in  tho  hives  from 
which  bees  are  taken.  In  this  way  a  very  largo 
incroaso  may  be  obtained,  and  tho  stocks  all  kept 
strong.  Caro  should  bo  taken  not  to  allow 
queonloss  stocks  to  build  comb,  us  they  will 
usually  build  lirone  comb. 
If  wo  want  to  get  tho  largest  yield  of  surplus 
honey,  wo  do  not  want  our  bees  to  swarm  at  all. 
We  want  to  keep  the  stocks  strong  iu  numbers, 
!  BO  that  they  may  avail  therasulvos  of  the  honey 
haiveb-t..  And  there  is  no  question  of  more  im¬ 
portance  Uian  this How  can  Uio  swarming  im¬ 
pulse  be  resti'ainod?  Iu  this,  as  in  many  other 
things,  prevention  is  better  Gian  cure.  Two 
things  are  nec^essary  to  prevent  bees  from  swnrm- 
iug.  The  first  is  to  give  them  room  for  breed¬ 
ing  and  tho  storing  of  honey.  If  they  become 
crow  ded,  aud  forage  is  plenty,  they  will  bo  almost 
sure  to  swarm.  The  second  tiling  necessary 
to  prevent  swarming  is  Uie  proiver  shailing 
and  ventilation  of  the  hive.  The  hive  should  bo 
ventilat'ed  at  the  top,  inside  of  the  outer  cap  or 
covering.  Iu  hot  weather  two  or  three  inch 
lioles,  covered  with  wire  cloth  will  be  sulfieieut. 
Bees  will  rarely  want  to  swariu  if  they  have 
sufficient  room  and  tho  hive  is  not  too  hot. 
When  tho  swarming  impulse  once  takes  posses¬ 
sion  of  a  stock,  it  is  not  very  easy  to  control  it. 
Perhaps  the  best  cure  consists  iu  tho  two 
points  above  nuincd.  aud  the  removal  of  tho  old 
queen  aud  of  all  queen  cells  but  one. 
It  is  said  that  bees  will  be  satisfied  if  allowed 
to  swarm,  and  they  are  put  in  a  new  place  and 
their  eomhs  given  to  them,  all  queen  cells  being 
first  removed.  1  have  never  tried  i(.  and  c.aE- 
not.  therefore,  do  more  than  to  recommend  it  as 
ail  oxperiniont  worth  trying.  I  have  been  suc¬ 
cessful,  by  destroying  queen  colls,  aud  giving 
abundant  vonlUation. 
I  clip  tlie  wings  of  all  the  iineen.s,  to  prevent 
their  going  to  the  woods.  When  the  bees  swarm, 
as  thev  do  sometimes,  I  take  care  of  the  queen 
until  tliey  begin  to  return,  and  then  if  I  want  to 
hive  them  I  romovo  the  old  hive,  and  put  an 
empty  one  on  its  place  ;  and  as  tho  bees  begin  to 
cntei-,  1  put  the  qnoeu  with  them,  aud  let  them 
Live  themselves. 
To  hive  a  swarm  when  in  an  accessible  place, 
is  a  very  simple  and  easy  operation,  whou  one 
knows  how  to  do  it.  Set  the  hive  convonieiitly 
near,  and  witli  a  dipper,  or  any  other  conveni¬ 
ent  vessel,  ffipthe  bees  uj),  and  pour  them  down 
at  the  ijutvanee  of  Gie  liivc.  'I’his  must  be  done 
very  quieGy  and  genGy.  One  sltould  never  be 
iu  "a  burry  wben  handllDg  bees.  You  will  bo 
likely  to  get  Gie  queen  among  the  fli’st  bees  re¬ 
moved  from  the  cluster,  as  she  is  u-ially  iu  the 
loa’er  part  of  the  swarm  as  they  hang  on  tlio 
tree,  or  on  whatever  they  have  settled.  If  you 
get  the  queen  iuto  the  hive,  Gie  bees  will  bo  sure 
to  follow.  As  soon  as  the  bees  are  all  in,  or 
even  on, tho  hive,  it  should  bo  removed  to  where 
it  is  to  remain,  before  any  of  the  bees  hnvo 
marked  tho  location  and  gone  away  to  the  fields. 
To  prevent  tho  swarm  leaving  the  hive,  give 
thorn  plenty  of  shade  .and  veutUation.  In  all  my 
I  experience  I  have  had  but  one  swarm  to  abandon 
its  home,  after  being  hived,  and  it  had  been  left 
:  standing  in  full  sunshine  on  a  very  hot  day,  I 
was  away  from  home,  or  it  would  not  have 
1  happened. 
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