This Is A New Release Of The Original 1904 Edition.

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1904. Mr. Gibson's sole object in writing this little book was to do something towards arousing a more general interest in a subject which has at no time obtained the attention it deserves. Yet there is no subject which so fully repays the thoughtful student as that of natural history. In bringing together some of the most common superstitions about animals and dealing with them in a light and popular way, he trusts his object will in some measure be attained.

Mr. Gibson's sole object in writing this little book was to do something towards arousing a more general interest in a subject which has at no time obtained the attention it deserves. Yet there is no subject which so fully repays the thoughtful student as that of natural history. In bringing together some of the most common superstitions about animals and dealing with them in a light and popular way, he trusts his object will in some measure be attained.