. Fairy roads to Science-Town . ^am^^^M. THE NEW VOV.! PUBLIC LIBRA---^ ^ WARTY has given rise to the stories about a toadsspitting poison, etc. But kindness reassuredWarty and he soon grew quiet and confident. ^Not long after being brought into politesociety Warty proceeded to undress, or ratherto take off his old suit and come out in a spannew one. He used his ^hands, rubbing andpulling until the old skin was worked off andthe new skin was seen shining and fresh withwart and spot. He got rid of the old skinby swallowing it. ^While I was obliged to furnish his threemeals a day, I found his ap
. Fairy roads to Science-Town . ^am^^^M. THE NEW VOV.! PUBLIC LIBRA---^ ^ WARTY has given rise to the stories about a toadsspitting poison, etc. But kindness reassuredWarty and he soon grew quiet and confident. ^Not long after being brought into politesociety Warty proceeded to undress, or ratherto take off his old suit and come out in a spannew one. He used his ^hands, rubbing andpulling until the old skin was worked off andthe new skin was seen shining and fresh withwart and spot. He got rid of the old skinby swallowing it. ^While I was obliged to furnish his threemeals a day, I found his appetite and digestionrather remarkable, and I do not wonder thatEnglish gardeners have offered twenty-fivedollars a hundred for toads to rid their gar-dens of insect pests. ^^Instead of toads being poison-spitting,wart-producing and evil-eyed, I find themshy, gentle, inoffensive, even affectionate anduseful. In winter they bury themselves in theground and lie in a dormant state. Some [49] FAIRY ROADS TO SCIENCE-TOWN toads have been known
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