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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 601

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of a humanbeing, but is unmistakably that of a Japanese. Japanese children are taught that the souls ofall the good sailors will find a home in the Tairacrabs. Of course we dont believe such things, 1042 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Sept., but it s interesting to learn what the Japanesethink… … THE TAIRA CRAB OF JAPAN. These extra legs are plainly seen in the accom-panying photograph, at and below the corners ofthe mouth of the warrior. R. L. HONEYMAN. A THOUSAND-DOLLAR PARROT The parrot family is remarkable not only for itspower of speech, but for the wide differencesamong its various…

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