THE MARMOSET'S FOOD.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Having frequently recommended spiders as a whole- some and natural food for the marmoset, I am anxious to warn those who keep these delicate little creatures that some caution appears necessary in permitting this diet. It is true that my valued pet, Marmie,' had in the course of eight years eaten and enjoyed hundreds of spiders before he devoured the one which killed him. It was an evil-looking beast, large and long, and black. He seized it with avidity, but it was the ,last thing that he did. The following day he would take nothing but water. He was drowsy and inert, and the next morning he died.
I should be very grateful to any of your readers who would enlighten me concerning this black spider, and as to whether any antidote to the poison exists. The specimen in question was found in Holland.—I am, Sir, 86c.,
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