Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 481
-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 (Jfl AND Oif) 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…
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