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Show Spider's Wonderful Web. Tho spider Is so repulsive as to cause a shuddor In those who look upon It, and It la or no use In tho world except ror destruction or files and other detestable Insects, all making mak-ing for a population that no army of spiders can oxtormlnnto. Tho houso-wiro houso-wiro and all tho rost or mankind may execrato tho flies, but thoy would rather havo a million files than ono spider; yet this infinitely disgusting creation or incomprehensible nature produces a thread and with mnglcal facility fa-cility flings It into wondorrul wob rorms which bafflo all explanation of tho geomotrlclan. Few of tho curiosities or tho myrind Insect World nro so marvolous as the spinning or tho spider and tho silkworm. silk-worm. Many attempts havo beon made to utillzo tho spider ror tho production produc-tion or silk, but tho worm remains tho almost absolute monopolist, though artificial silks aro mado rrom cotton and other material by an expensive treatment which aro claimed to be equal to tho real artlclo in lustoi and elasticity. |