Show The American Adder 10 A fullgrown adder may measure I ST ro feet In length nnd about six Inches jfIj round tho thickest part of its body ts movements arc sluggish and of I ourso tho universal Idea prevailing mong the natives of this country that Ice t Is capable of transferring Its head 14 torn ono extremity to the other onco UTAII tery six months Is due simply to su = erstltlon Tho fact Is that the tail of his snake does not terminate In a trabla olnt as with ophidians generally but water stumpy and resembles the headso Grind mch that It Is dilllcult for an ob reshlr srver situated nt a distance of a few scloth ards to distinguish the one from the farina her hence the story of its being two oiling eadod tho fallacy of which no Intelll The eat observer could fall to detect Cover e PIoneer La fire |