Wonderful Spider's Web

Across the " sunny paths " of Ceylon, where tlic forest maats the open country, and which eonstitnte the bricllero'suls f the islam!, an enonnous spider Btretohes his web at tho height of from foni to eight féet J'rom the groand. Tho i'Dnlage of these webs is fastened on either side to protccting shoots of trees or shrubs, and is so strong as to hurt the traveler's face, and even lift off his hat, if he is so unlueky as not to see tlie line. The nest in the center is sometimes as large as a naan's heul, ind is cüutiimully growiiig largcr, as it is fonned oí successive layers of oíd webs rolled over each other, sheet af ter sheet, into a ball. These suecessive envelopes contain the wing and limbs of insects df all desoriptions, whichhave been the prey of t)u; spider and his fanüly who occupy the den formeel in their midst. Cliere seeras to be no doubt that the spider oasts the wel) loose and rolls it round the nticleus in the center, when it becomes ovcreharged with carcasses, iind proceeds to construct a fresh óne, whicn in its turn is di'stined to be loldd ïiji with tlio rest.