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 The method of catching the crapaux is omewhat ingular, it being done by means of lighted torches in the night-time, when they are out in earch of food. This method is alo ued to catch the land-crabs, which, as well as the frogs, from ome deficiency in their eye-ight, are unable to reit the light of a burning flame; or it o facinates them, that they have not the power to tir from the pot; but tupified by its rays, they become an eay prey.

The grugru-worm is a pecies of the grub-worm, but is much larger than the common ort, and breeds in the trunks of decayed cabbage and cocoa-nut trees. Thee worms are eat by many people, who eteem them a great dainty, and eat them roated, with a trong fauce made of lime-juice, alt, and Guinea pepper. They are like marrow, when cooked; but their head gives them an appearance not very inviting, the firt time they are eaten; yet that digut is oon overcome, by