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strong pincers. Some years since one ot 
that species pinched my arm ; the pain 
was transient, but a red bump was raised, 
which remained for four or five hours. 
Such wounds, however, are not very 
alarming ; nor can you rationally dread 
an animal, which inflicts them only in 
self defence. None of the common 
house or garden spiders have either the 
inclination or the power to hurt. 
Lucy. I am very glad to know this, 
because it is so pleasant to get rid of one's 
foolish fears ; and I like watching the 
pretty green and yellow spiders, which I 
find among my flowers. 
Mother, This genus is so numerous, 
that it has been divided into fifteen fami- 
lies, which are distinguished by the va- 
rieties in the position of the eyes. One 
of these divisions contains those which 
have only six eyes, but all the others 
have eight, though differently placed. 
Lucy. Eight eyes ! five is the greatest 
number yon have yet described in any 
insect ; that is, the two large reticulated 
