Madame Merian again Arraigned -- Her Account of Spiders Preying on Humming-birds -- Mr MacLeay's Denial and Proof of the Negative -- Comment on his Evidence -- Langsdorff's Evidence -- Ceylon Spiders -- Sir E. Tennent's Criticisms -- Collateral Evidence for the Affirmative -- Strong Webs of _Nephila_ -- The Solfuga of India -- Account of its Habits -- Attacks and Overcomes Small Birds -- Captain Sherwill Saw a Spider Eating a Bird in India -- Moreau de Jonnès' Direct Confirmation of Merian -- Mr H. Bates's Conclusive Testimony, 220 VIII. FASCINATION. Power Attributed to Serpents of Paralysing their Prey -- Dr Bird's Story of Black Snake -- Rattlesnake and Squirrel -- Cobra and Lizard -- African Snake and Mouse -- Snake and Frog -- Habits of the Boomslange -- Snake and Shrike -- Snake and Mouse -- Dr Evans's Observations on Serpents at the Zoological Gardens -- Ringed Snake and Hedge Sparrow -- Snake and Robin -- Indian Serpent and Eel -- Attempted Explanations -- Mr Martin's Observations -- Barton Attributes the Phenomena to Maternal Love -- Explanation Inadequate -- The Power Exercised by Other Animals -- Lizard and Butterfly -- Scorpion and Fly -- Stoats and Hares -- Foxes and Pullets -- Eagle and Rabbit -- Attractive Power of Fire -- Entomologist's Bull's-eye Lamp -- Yard-fire in Alabama -- Insects come to the Fire -- Titmouse around a Gas-lamp -- Bell Rock Lighthouse visited by Herring-gull -- Fire Fascinates Toads in Africa, 242 IX. SERPENT-CHARMING. Revulsion Inspired by the Serpent -- Persons Professing Immunity against Venomous Serpents -- Scriptural Allusions -- The Ancient Psylli and Marsi -- Babylonian Magician -- Atyr -- Immunity Distinct from Serpent-charming -- Hexagon the Ambassador -- Posterity of Psylli in Sennaar -- Bruce's Curious Account -- Various Plants Antidotic to Serpent-venom -- Experiments on _Simaba Cedron_ -- Peruvian Serpents and Remedies -- Various South American Antidotes -- Vejuco of Venezuela -- Grass of Dahomey -- Immunity of Mangouste -- Anecdotes -- Of Hedgehog -- Bruce's Account of the Cerastes -- Hasselquist's Observations -- Psyllic Woman -- Power of Spittle -- Influence of Music on Serpents -- Proceedings of Egyptian Charmers -- Rattlesnake Charmed by a Flute -- Cobra of India Attracted by Music -- Occasional Failures and Fatalities -- Anecdotes -- Comments -- Psylli in London -- Are the Poison-fangs Extracted? -- Power of Snake-stones -- Napier's and Tennent's Accounts -- Faraday's Analysis -- Plant-remedies, 263 X. BEAUTY.