Hardwicke's Science Gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 29. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1893 |
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Page 47
... story was , that six months ago a wasp stung her , the leg got very swollen and in a fortnight began to ulcerate , the ulceration extending for about an inch round the point stung . Six weeks after this a swelling appeared in the centre ...
... story was , that six months ago a wasp stung her , the leg got very swollen and in a fortnight began to ulcerate , the ulceration extending for about an inch round the point stung . Six weeks after this a swelling appeared in the centre ...
Page 68
... story was always the same ; there was such a thing , but there were none in those parts . So I again began to consider the whole thing as a myth , and an article in the " Pioneer " confirmed me in this opinion . The writer there stated ...
... story was always the same ; there was such a thing , but there were none in those parts . So I again began to consider the whole thing as a myth , and an article in the " Pioneer " confirmed me in this opinion . The writer there stated ...
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... story , had never been in Arbroath , but when he arrived there , the dog was waiting on the quay . I was expected to ... stories do mean ; we must cease to ascribe our intelligence to animals , and learn that it is we that often possess ...
... story , had never been in Arbroath , but when he arrived there , the dog was waiting on the quay . I was expected to ... stories do mean ; we must cease to ascribe our intelligence to animals , and learn that it is we that often possess ...
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... story detailed by Mr. Kirby . In Paraguay , he tells us , the flesh - flies are said to be uncommonly numerous and noxious . Azara relates that after a storm when the heat was excessive , he was assailed by such 102 HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE ...
... story detailed by Mr. Kirby . In Paraguay , he tells us , the flesh - flies are said to be uncommonly numerous and noxious . Azara relates that after a storm when the heat was excessive , he was assailed by such 102 HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE ...
Page 119
... stories are on record of big pike . Day mentions on various authorities 170 lbs . and 146 lbs .; and Daniel in his " Rural ... story of which has so often been told . When captured it was found to be ornamented by a ring , the Greek ...
... stories are on record of big pike . Day mentions on various authorities 170 lbs . and 146 lbs .; and Daniel in his " Rural ... story of which has so often been told . When captured it was found to be ornamented by a ring , the Greek ...
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