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the band ; the thickness of the band be- 
ing just equal to the thickness of the 
body of one maggot. 
Lucy, Just, mamma, as if a bit of 
penny ribbon was entirely formed of these 
little creatures, closely stuck together. 
Mother, Very well imagined : the 
band was quite white in the middle of 
the coil, but at the outer extremity the 
young fry were of a pale brownish hue, 
and were already alive and active. As 
the maggots come to maturity, the band 
unrols ; the most perfect of them are 
pushed off; and the fly deposits them on 
the flesh, where they are to live. 
Lucy, But is it not astonishing how 
any one could dissect a fly, without de- 
stroying all this little delicate coil : 
Mother, It is astonishing, Lucy ; but 
if we admire the dexterity of those na- 
turalists, who could unrol this wonder- 
ful web, and lay it open ta our view^ 
what ought we to feel towards that power 
and wisdom, by which it was constructed, 
which formed it of regularly orgamsed 
