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Show Thunder Drives Worms Out It Is thunder that causes so many worms to be seen on the ground after a hard rain. They leave the ground on account of the vibration caused by the thunder. They are never seen except ex-cept ufter an unusually h'ard thunderstorm. thunder-storm. The thunder does It; not the rain. Down here, where we would rather fhh than eat. If you ask a native na-tive about getting his bait he will tell you that he Is going to "fiddle 'era out," or "saw 'em out." He drives a stout piece of plnnk down In the ground a foot and a half or two feet, and then takes a heavy piece of plank and draws It across the top of the pieces driven 6 the ground for a few minutes, cnuslng a vlbratloa of the ground, and all the worms within a radius of several feet will come out In a hurry. Of course, this will not muke the worms appear where there are no worms, but If any one doubts this statement all they have to do Is to get their fishing tackle out and try It. J. W. Ganter In Pathfinder. |