. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. below, iiKirlilL'd. TOAIl.â/iii/c) nhjCiris. tlie Toad is poisonous tlimugliout its lit'c, but that after the a;^c of fifty years it acquires vciionious fangs like those of the serpents. I once succeeded, but witli great difficulty, in saving the life of a line fat Toad that was leisurely strolling in the Forest of JNIeudon and had got into a rut too deep for escape. I had stooped down to remove the poor creature from danger, but was dragged away by t
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. below, iiKirlilL'd. TOAIl.â/iii/c) nhjCiris. tlie Toad is poisonous tlimugliout its lit'c, but that after the a;^c of fifty years it acquires vciionious fangs like those of the serpents. I once succeeded, but witli great difficulty, in saving the life of a line fat Toad that was leisurely strolling in the Forest of JNIeudon and had got into a rut too deep for escape. I had stooped down to remove the poor creature from danger, but was dragged away by the bystanders, who (piite expected to see me mortally bitten, and who proceeded to slaughter the Toad on the spot. "Every one kills Toads in France," said they. Hearing from them, however, that tobacco was instantaneously fatal to Toads, I made a compromise that they might kill it by ])utting tobacco on it, but in no other way. The experiment was accordingly tried, and I had the pleasure of seeing the creature walk away with the tobacco on its Ijack, quite unconscious that it ought to have been dead. One of the sjiectators not only insisted upon the (piinquegenarian fangs, but averred that he had a pair at home in a box. However, I never coulil induce him to show them to uie. In ])oint of fact, the Toad is a most useful animal, devouring all kinds of insect vermin, and making its rounds by night when the slugs, caterpillars, earwigs, and other creatures are abroad on their destructive mission. Many of tlie market-gardeners are so well aware of the extreme value of the Toad's services, that they purchaser Toads at a certain sum per dozen, and turn them out in their grounds. Didl and apathetic as the Toad may seem, it has in it an affectionate and observant uahue, being tamed with wonderful ease, and soon learning to know its benefactors and to come at their call. ^Ir. ISell had one of these creatures, which was accustomed to sit on out! hand and take its food out of t
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