The American Boys' Book of Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles (Classic Reprint)

THE AMERICAN BOYS' BOOK
OF BUGS, BUTTERFLIES
AND BEETLES
F'OR]~ TALIC
A FORE TALK ABOUT INSECTS, BUG-A-BOOS, BUG-BEARS,
BUG-HOUSES AND HU)f-BUGS
HOW THE WRITER LEARNED TIlE LIFE HISTORY OF
BEETLES-HOW HE USED THE)! FOR HORSES.
j-~:UIO:NG the little folk of this world known as
the insects, ve find aln10st as nlnny traits of character
as 'we do anlong the human beings. vVe have
the idle insects, the industrious insects, the ,varlike
insects, the robber insects, the dead-heat insects, the
stupid insects and the intelligent insects. 'Ve also
have aInong them the lo"w, degraded insects, dirty
insects, clean insects, the sluggish slow-moving insects,
the bright lively insects, the useful insects and
the beautiful insects; all of them are interesting, all
of theln in one 'way or another are of vast iInportance
to man, and a study of their habits is not only
a source of fun but it is also a most useful study.
Besides which, boys, nature lovers live longer and
happ

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; FORE TUK; A FORE TAu;:: ABOrT l~sBrl'S, HUG-A-Boos, BGG-BEARS,; HUG-HOUSES AXU 11 ulIf-HuGs How 'HTB 'Ym1'F11 LEAH NED TilE; LIFE HISTORY 01" BEETLES-TIOW HE USED THl!;~r FOR HORSES ; CHAPTER ONE; BmLDIXG A 1-1,KE-13r:;LIE'VE I~Sl';CT CmlPARfNG A BEETLE WTH A; PAGF:; )~OY , ' ]8; CHAPTER TWO; How TO EQUIP OXE~EU' FOR COLll':crIKG hSH·TS How TO bfPROY]; SI'~ BOTTLI'~S FOR ArCOHOIJC SPEC1Ml!;:S Ho' TO lIAVE POlSO;-