. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 408 NATUHAL Vulgilris (Lat. common), the Comtaon Toad. The Common Toai> has had its full share of marvellous tales. Its poisonous properties arc celebrated iu many an aucient chronicle, as are also the virtues of the jewel con- tjiined in its head. Its skin certainly does secrete an acrid humour, which at all events defends it from dogs, who can never bo induced to bite a toad a second time; but of coui-so sucii absurd notions iis the romantic story of the death of a young lady and her lover, who
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 408 NATUHAL Vulgilris (Lat. common), the Comtaon Toad. The Common Toai> has had its full share of marvellous tales. Its poisonous properties arc celebrated iu many an aucient chronicle, as are also the virtues of the jewel con- tjiined in its head. Its skin certainly does secrete an acrid humour, which at all events defends it from dogs, who can never bo induced to bite a toad a second time; but of coui-so sucii absurd notions iis the romantic story of the death of a young lady and her lover, who each ato a leaf of a shrub at the root of which a toad had made its habitiition, need no refutation. The Toad is easily tamed. A correspondent from the country has kindly scut an account of a tame toad, that had lived in the family for several yeai-s, and which was accustomed to sup on a lump of sugtu-. The well-known instances of imprisoned toads who must have spent many years in their narrow habitations, are apparently explained by the supposition that some aperture or fissure existed, through which air and minute insects could pass, sufficient for their nourishnient while in a semi- torpid condition. Certainly those experimented ou by 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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