Show GREAT STRENGTH OF SNAILS Some statistical person has bas said that were a human being to be relatively relatively rela rela- possessed of the strength of at a snail he would be able to carry St. St Pauls Paul's Cathedral figuratively speaking In his waistcoat pocket This is as it may be but certainly snails do not merit the contempt end and derision that thatis is poured upon them Their strength Is Incredible By way of experiment two common garden snails were harnessed to a leaden toy gun-carriage gun by means of a apiecE apiece apiece piece piece- of thin tape The load was moved so easily that the gun-carriage gun was filled with shot It however gave no trouble to the strange steeds ds and even en a heavy brass cannon was fas hooked on they moved with ease The total weight of gun-carriage gun cannon cannon cannon can can- non and shot was fifteen ounces Readers might try a similar experiment experiment experiment ment for themselves though they must be patient for tor snails have an unpleasant habit of at withdrawing Into their shells when work Is required of them Care should also be taken that ithe the traces attached to io the snails do donot donot donot not Impede their progress |