It has boon stated that “No man has yet discovered how the toad feeds." .A country reader writes: "I saw a toad perch himself on a piece of wood in front of a kiln one dark night. and catch butts as they flew oast him in the lifilit of tin' tire, bv dartintt out Ids long toiittue with a circliutt snan tlmt novel* missed a bug. lie swallowed them with one gulp without chewing, blinked his eyes and smacked his lipin satisfaction; then sot himself for another bug. T got into position to see the tongue shoot straight out and cur! up at the end, snapping the bug back into the wide open mouth with the speed of lightning. If this toad was not feeding, vhat wfin lie doing?”
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1923, Page 3
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129Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1923, Page 3
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