Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 581
-clam. Youwill find one the size of your hand has greatstrength, although both his muscles may notbe larger than those of one of your fingers. Ihave often seen a boy pick up a mussel and in-sert his fingers before the shell was quite closed,thinking he could open it again. Few boyscan succeed. They… … SHOWING THE MUSCLES (i»l AND M*) CUT ACROSS. The shell now opens out easily. One who knows how can open the shell. Iwill tell you. Insert your fingers and pull stead-ily, not trying to open it at once, but simply to keep it from closing. The mussels muscleswill soon get tired, and then you can open…
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