CHAPTER I.--TERROR AND REPUGNANCE IN CHILDHOOD.

Extract from a Journal written by Madame Michelet, 57 In which she describes a visit to the home of her childhood, 58 Painful impressions produced by the ravages of the insect, 59 The writer comments on the repugnance with which the insect is viewed by childhood, 60 This repugnance is not shared by Nature, 61 Which protects and facilitates it in its work, 62 On account of its vast importance, 63