. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. THOSE HORSE-HAIR SNAKES 69 the bet was promptly taken by several of the com- pany, the " dead-horse " story-teller being the first to rise to the bait. In a moment Amos had left the store, and with- in a half-hour (barely long enough for him to have reached his home and returned) he reappeared with a box containing the " proofs " of his remark- able statement. He won his bet, having introduced his sceptical hearers to the two prime authorities that knew more about ha
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. THOSE HORSE-HAIR SNAKES 69 the bet was promptly taken by several of the com- pany, the " dead-horse " story-teller being the first to rise to the bait. In a moment Amos had left the store, and with- in a half-hour (barely long enough for him to have reached his home and returned) he reappeared with a box containing the " proofs " of his remark- able statement. He won his bet, having introduced his sceptical hearers to the two prime authorities that knew more about hair snakes than all the rustic wise- acres or scientific professors put together, for his box was filled with grasshoppers and black crick- ets, including one or two specimens specially pre- served in a small vial of alcohol, to show the par- asitic snake coiled in its close spiral. "<«f ^ r^. â ^>Ckr^. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York : Harper & Brothers
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