A RASCALLY HUNCHBACK 211 
legs and tumble to the ground, hoping there to 
make a neat get-away, by reason of their clever 
camouflage garments. This maneuver works less 
often than formerly, for man has learned this 
trait, and many orchardists take the precaution 
of spreading a trap for the beetles ere the limb 
is jarred. Usually, however, the spring spray¬ 
ing is calculated to take care of the curculios. 
If they get a nice breakfast of arsenate of lead 
shortly after awakening from their winter’s sleep, 
they never live to injure the fruit.” 
