Show A CURIOUS dr hope him has in his posses sion gion the net nest of a tarantula taken out of nf the earth at the he about three iches mi hoa in length by tg t rancho ran clio it is two lit in diameter lia inetor built of Rd adobe acobes obe the walli walh be being iti nearly halt hal f in an inch thick inside is is a projection which h neatly divides it into ml two about an inch in in dianie tor ter the inside is is lined with a white downy substances not unlike velvet and presents present ina no of the neatest and most tidy little households imaginable but the most curious port 1 tf it is is a doors door which fits us into the aperture iper ture and cl ses zil it hermetically hermetic aly the door is is secured secure rt by it bi hinge uge formed of the same fibrous substance ns as the lining of th the house and upon h it swings v with i th freedom I 1 the J he net licit is 13 01 occupied aupied by about a di zen little tarantulas aa beem em to upon a yellow secreted substance thit that appears upon the wills walls of the front apartment lt pi ii a must most interesting structure and the arrangement of the door fur for the protection of the inmate indicates preat great anstin tive architectural know knowledg ledL te it vi the intention I 1 of the owner div ner to forward this curiosity to the Smith soni an all institute at washington |