. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . refore, raised this serpent, so Hezekiah pulledit down. God commanded the raising of it; God ap-proved the demolishing of it. Superstitious use canmar the very institutions of God ; how much more themost wise and well-grounded devices of men! THE FROG. The common frog, sometimes called the red frog, istolerably abundant throughout Europe. It is pro-duced from eggs, which remain
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . refore, raised this serpent, so Hezekiah pulledit down. God commanded the raising of it; God ap-proved the demolishing of it. Superstitious use canmar the very institutions of God ; how much more themost wise and well-grounded devices of men! THE FROG. The common frog, sometimes called the red frog, istolerably abundant throughout Europe. It is pro-duced from eggs, which remain in water for some timebefore the young animal comes forth; it has, at first,the form and structure of a fish. It has no feet, andits body is terminated by a very long tail, formed likea fin; it is then named a tadpole. The muscles of frogs are large in proportion to theirbulk, and peculiarly elastic, especially those of thehind limbs; hence the frog leaps with great alertness,and, in the act of swimming, propels itself along by a 12* 126 SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY. succession of powerful strokes. These animals feedon aquatic insects, worms, flies, etc., and alwayschoose a prey which is alive and in motion. Every. :he common frog: dead or motionless animal is rejected by them. Theycatch their prey by means of their tongue, which isconstantly covered with a glutinous fluid. They areuseful in gardens by destroying slugs. They are usu-ally found in moist places, in the grass of meadows,and on the banks of streamlets, into which they con-tinually leap and dive. Frequently, at the close ofwarm rains in the fine season, they spread themselvesthrough the country, and are so numerous as to bepressed and crowded against each other. This appear-ance has given rise to a mistaken belief, that frogshave actually been rained down; the truth is, that therain draws them from the retreats in which they lieconcealed, as is does snails and slugs. They are dis-tinguished by a peculiar cry, which is
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