July 1, 1775
On the 28 of June a large quantity of trufles were found near Andover, near two months sooner than the common season. So these roots are in season nine months at least.
* House-snails seem to be so checked by the drought, & destroyed by the thrushes, that hardly one annual is eaten or injured. When earth-worms like-out a nights on the turf, though they extend their bodies a great way, they do not quite leave their holes, but keep the ends of their tails fixed therein; so that on the least alarm they can retire with precipitation under the earth. Whatever food falls within their reach when thus extended they seem to be content with, such as blades of grass, straws, fallen leaves, the ends of which they often draw into their holes. Even in copulation their hinder parts never quit their holes ; so that no two, except they lie within reach of each others bodies, can have any commerce of that kind; but as every individual is an hermaphrodite, there is no difficulty in meeting with a mate; such as would be the case were they of different sexes.
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