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Show ITghtlog Itod Ants in India. I lighted a cheroot and steadily blew the smoke w here tho ants were the thickest. Never in my life havo I seen anything like thefanzy of passion which followed the first few puffs. To bo attacked by an cmniy of which they could not lay hold seemed to be really too much for them. In their rage they lay hold of each ether, and, as a red ant never Itts go, they were soon linked together Tiy head", legs and autennre Into one horrible, quivering mass. I left these, and, going to another place, offered of-fered the end of my cheroot with about an inch of ash on IL Several selred It instantly. The heat killed them, but others laid hold of their charred limbs, and by their united strength they positively wrenched offtbeash which remained hanging from tbe bent ropo, by their jaws, while scores hurried from both sides with fiendish fury to help In worrying worry-ing IL I then presented the hot end. The foremost ant oflere I battle bat-tle without a moment's hesitation and perished with a flrr.but another follow ed, and I taw plainly that I was beaten again, for the cheroot was going out, while their fury burned the more fiercely. St James GazcUe. |
