| William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...fond of, and therefore often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. " In the summer we have observed... | |
| 1824 - 452 pages
...of, and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These crickets are not only very thirsty but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread, and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer they have been... | |
| Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 278 pages
...affect ; and therefore often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In summer evenings they have... | |
| William Bingley - 1829 - 380 pages
...and therefore they often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons, that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and kitchen offal or sweepings of almost every description. " In... | |
| Young lady - 1829 - 542 pages
...of; and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings, and aprons, that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer they have been... | |
| James Rennie - 1831 - 434 pages
...and, therefore, they often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These crickets are not only very thirsty but very...voracious; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, bread, and kitchen offal, or sweepings of almost every description §." Latreille, on the other... | |
| Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...broth, or the like. Whatever is moist they affect ; and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woolen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire ; they...thirsty, but very voracious ; for they will eat the * It is a common superstition in Dumfries-shire, that if the crickets forsake a house which they have... | |
| Georges baron Cuvier - 1832 - 998 pages
...and therefore they often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious, for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread, and kitchen offal, or sweepings of almost every description. "In... | |
| Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...a thirsty race, and show a great propensity for liquids, being found frequently drowned in pans of water, milk, broth, or the like. Whatever is moist...yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer we have observed them to fly, when it became dusk, out of the windows,... | |
| Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...they affect ; and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woollen stocking's and aprons that are hung ,o the fire ; they are the housewife's barometer, foretelling-...yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer we have observed them to fly, when it became dusk, out of the windows,... | |
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