. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. CHAPTEE VII. INSECTS. It was always a matter of wonder to me when landing on an island without a habitation on it; without a living creature of any description to be seen; the only herbage a rank rough short grass and wild parsley; to find myself in a few moments covered with a species of tick, about one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter,— little, brown, active fellows, which came off the grass and the ground, and stuck pertinaciously to flannel clothing, or w
. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. CHAPTEE VII. INSECTS. It was always a matter of wonder to me when landing on an island without a habitation on it; without a living creature of any description to be seen; the only herbage a rank rough short grass and wild parsley; to find myself in a few moments covered with a species of tick, about one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter,— little, brown, active fellows, which came off the grass and the ground, and stuck pertinaciously to flannel clothing, or walked, for their activity hardly reached. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Henry Craven, 1837-1909. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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