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... saucers . Fill the first with water and stir in one teaspoon of sugar . Now pour half the contents of the saucer into another which should then be filled with water . After stirring , pour half of the con- tents of the second saucer ...
... saucers . Fill the first with water and stir in one teaspoon of sugar . Now pour half the contents of the saucer into another which should then be filled with water . After stirring , pour half of the con- tents of the second saucer ...
Page 26
... saucers of sugared water . A pinch of salt is added to one , two pinches to another , three pinches to a third , and so on . As before , the fly is lowered gently into the saucer with the least salt . He responds , as expected , by ...
... saucers of sugared water . A pinch of salt is added to one , two pinches to another , three pinches to a third , and so on . As before , the fly is lowered gently into the saucer with the least salt . He responds , as expected , by ...
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... saucer contain- ing a mixture of corn meal mush and sugar . Cover one half of the dish with aluminum foil . Set the saucer 86.
... saucer contain- ing a mixture of corn meal mush and sugar . Cover one half of the dish with aluminum foil . Set the saucer 86.
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