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Says the Rev. W. R. Thomas, of The Beeches, Ozmaston, Haverfordwest, who
forwarded the annexed photo.: "A number of books were put away in a box
in an attic, and forgotten. When the dog-days came, with their sultry
heat, the windows of the attic were kept wide open, with the result that
a swarm of wasps took possession of the box and built their combs out of
the books, boring right through many of the stout covers. The difficulty
of rescuing the remains of the books, and dislodging the wasps, was
considerable, and involved many painful stings." Our photo. shows the
combs after prolonged immersion in water, together with some pieces of
the books.