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Intelligent observers have testified to f acts which appear to show that in certain circumstances the sniike, scorpiou and even sorae quadrupeds commit suicide. M. Heury, a clock manufacturer of Longuyon.France, has recently described an experiment of the kind which he made with a wasp. The wasp was im prisoned under a glass, and knowing that benzine asphyxiates insects he put some paper soaked in it beside the captive. The wasp became nncomfortable, then augrily attacked the paper, bnt fiuding all its efforts unavailing it finally lay down on its back, and folding up its abdomen planted its sting thrice into its body. M. Henry was so curions to confirm the f act that, in spite of his humane feelings, he repeated the experiment on three wasos with the like snit. -