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Page 61
Method of Eradicating Ants 61 very large one , the low mound of earth covering it
being about four yards in diameter . At first I tried to stop the holes up , but fresh
ones were immediately opened out : I then dug down below the mound , and laid
...
Method of Eradicating Ants 61 very large one , the low mound of earth covering it
being about four yards in diameter . At first I tried to stop the holes up , but fresh
ones were immediately opened out : I then dug down below the mound , and laid
...
Page 267
The vast quantity of material thrown out by this explosion may be gathered from
the fact that , one hundred and twenty miles away , near the volcano of San
Miguel , the dust was so thick that it was quite dark from four o ' clock in the
evening ...
The vast quantity of material thrown out by this explosion may be gathered from
the fact that , one hundred and twenty miles away , near the volcano of San
Miguel , the dust was so thick that it was quite dark from four o ' clock in the
evening ...
Page 269
Great Eruption of St . Vincent 269 in the midst of the llanos , over a space of four
thousand square leagues , were terrified by a subterranean noise , which
resembled frequent discharges of the loudest cannon . It was accompanied by no
shock ...
Great Eruption of St . Vincent 269 in the midst of the llanos , over a space of four
thousand square leagues , were terrified by a subterranean noise , which
resembled frequent discharges of the loudest cannon . It was accompanied by no
shock ...
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