Coalville Times | 1903-04-24 | Page 7 | The Much-Feared Centipede

THE MUCH-FEARED CENTIPEOB Bight of On. Full Grown Olv.a Shock to the Nerv.e. The tight of a full grown centipede le laid by Iravelora In tropical land to be enough to affect the ttrongeal n.rvet. Ten to eMven Inchta la th average length, although larger one have been aeen. I.afradlo II ear a. In "Two Yeara In th French Weat Indira," In-dira," tayt that th vitality of tb centipede le amailng. He kept one In a bottle, without food or water, for thirteen weekt, at the end of which time It remained aa aotlva and dan-goniui dan-goniui at ever. The hen atlacka the centipede wllh dellnht, and often twallowt him head Drat, without taking tak-ing the truub.e to kill him. The eat hunta hlin. but It careful n.v.r to put her brad near him. Bhe baa a . trick of whirling 111 tu round and round upon Ui floor to quickly aa to itupe-fy itupe-fy him; (ben, when atie aeoe a good chance, alio ttrlket him dead wltn her clawi. If you kill a oeotlp.de you are mre to receive money too and even If you dream of killing one It It good luck at loaat to local tradition tra-dition taya.