Toads have long been thought to be venomous and poisonous, but, as a matter of fact, they are quite harmless when unmolested. This little animal conceals a scalding acid imder its ekin which it squirts out at an enemy, Jndia was the source of diamond supply until the stone was .discovered in Brazil about 1700, when Brazil became the largest producer until diamonds were found in South Africa about £1869.
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Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 17, 9 July 1920, Page 15
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70Untitled Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 17, 9 July 1920, Page 15
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